Weather Records on 10 July 1972

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1972. Highest significance: Lumpkin 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 10 July 1972

On 10 July 1972, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 436 daily.
Lumpkin 2 SE set a daily record low minimum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 10 July 1972.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 10 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1972

Top 20 records on 10 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1972	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Mount Hope, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Graz, AT	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Sheringa, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Duncan, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Utica, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Sonnblick, AT	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Stiege, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Galway, IE	daily low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Kursk, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Krasnodar, RU	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Valdez WSO, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Murrays Lagoon (Bayside), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Cuero, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Grapeland, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1972	Ust-USA, RU	all-time rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	15 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 447 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	300
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1