Weather Records on 16 July 1972

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1972. Highest significance: Wooster Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1972

On 16 July 1972, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 608 daily.
Wooster Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 16 July 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 16 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Du Bois 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 16 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 19, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1972

Top 20 records on 16 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1972	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1972	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Marysville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Richmond, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Baia Mare, RO	all-time high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Selmer, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Stephens Rch, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Le Roy, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Dodge City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Union City, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Santa Lucia, BR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Ashwood, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Colton 2 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Brownsville, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Acude Ema, BR	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1972	Carthage, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 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

1798 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1972. 1972 had 641 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	448
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1