Weather Records on 11 July 1972

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1972. Highest significance: Vancouver Pmo, CA.

Key Facts for 11 July 1972

On 11 July 1972, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 462 daily.
Vancouver Pmo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 11 July 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 11 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 11 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1972

Top 20 records on 11 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1972	Vancouver Pmo, CA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1972	Buntzen Lake, CA	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1972	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Seymour Falls, CA	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Vancouver City Hall, CA	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Neah Bay 1 E, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	River Jordan, CA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Fairmont, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Santana Do Jacare, BR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Clowhom Falls, CA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour, CA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Pachena Point, CA	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Frankfort 2NE, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Grafton, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Ioco Refinery, CA	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1972	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	41 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

1813 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1972. 1972 had 486 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 20	373
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1