Weather Records on 12 July 1972

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1972. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 12 July 1972

On 12 July 1972, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 670 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 12 July 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 12 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sutherland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Baixa (Usina Amalia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uybat	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Guaxupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 363.

Records on 12 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 39, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1972

Top 20 records on 12 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1972	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1972	Clearwater, US	all-time rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1972	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1972	Forks 1 E, US	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1972	Grapeview 3 SW, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1972	Spruce, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Quinault Rs, US	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl), BR	monthly rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Blaine, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Pecs Pogany, HU	all-time rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Abre Campo, BR	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Astana, KZ	all-time rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Lake Sutherland, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Clearbrook, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Caiana, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Araraquara, BR	monthly rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1972	Santa Gertrudes, BR	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	52 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 716 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1972-07-12: 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	460
10 to 20	91
20 to 30	38
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	3