Weather Records on 7 July 1972

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1972. Highest significance: Mae Dagua de Dentro, BR.

Key Facts for 7 July 1972

On 7 July 1972, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 854 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Mae Dagua de Dentro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.6 mm (2.6 in) on 7 July 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 7 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana (Cima)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 593, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 7 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	593
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 54, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1972

Top 20 records on 7 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1972	Mae Dagua de Dentro, BR	monthly rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Santa Luzia, BR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Indiana (Cima), BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Pianco, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Southport 5 N, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Natal, BR	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Junsele, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Canton 4N, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Voru, EE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Terang, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Summerville 4W, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1972	Louisville, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	40 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 1,155 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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	850
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1