Weather Records on 1 July 1972

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1972. Highest significance: Wooleen, AU.

Key Facts for 1 July 1972

On 1 July 1972, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 447 daily.
Wooleen set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 1 July 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 1 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalbalgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Losinoborskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 1 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1972

Top 20 records on 1 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1972	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Khankandy, AZ	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Austin Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Marron, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Gravette, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Georgievsk, RU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Towrana, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Verhnjaja Tom, RU	all-time rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Shelburne Falls, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	New Forest, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Pindobacu, BR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Riksgransen, SE	all-time high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Milan, IT	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1972	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 474 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 1972-07-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	272
5 to 10	45
10 to 15	24
15 to 20	14
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	4