Weather Records on 15 July 1972

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1972. Highest significance: Central Michigan UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1972

On 15 July 1972, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 636 daily.
Central Michigan UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 15 July 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 15 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 15 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 19, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1972

Top 20 records on 15 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1972	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1972	Viljujsk, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1972	Orford South, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Cafelandia, BR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Union Grove Wwtp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Waiahi Lower 1054, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	St Gabriel de Brandon, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Waukegan, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Janesville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Willows 6 W, US	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Penedo, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Chico UNIV Farm, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Haiwee, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Mana 1026, US	monthly low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Auburn, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1972	Willows 6 W, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 681 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	449
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1