Weather Records on 5 July 1972

1,580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1972. Highest significance: Hico, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1972

On 5 July 1972, 1,580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 1,144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 187 monthly and 1,390 daily.
Hico set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 5 July 1972.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,580 stations

1,580 station records on 5 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aniak AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,580 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 548, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 596, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 5 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	548
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	596
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 187, daily 1,390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,212 broken records

Margins by which the 1,212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1972

Top 20 records on 5 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1972	Hico, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1972	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Boskoop, NL	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Valley Junction, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Cameron, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Rocky Knob, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Warren 3 S, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Purcell 2 SW, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Carlisle, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Castricum, NL	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Wharton, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Farmville, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Heemstede, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Gatesville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Athens 5 NW, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1972	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 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

1796 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 1,580 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1972-07-05: 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 10	1,115
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1