Weather Records on 18 July 1972

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1972. Highest significance: Vinnytsia, UA.

Key Facts for 18 July 1972

On 18 July 1972, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 685 daily.
Vinnytsia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 18 July 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 18 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 18 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1972

Top 20 records on 18 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1972	Vinnytsia, UA	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1972	Enterprise, US	all-time rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Jetmore, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Cut Bank AP, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Kankakee 3 SW, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Carway, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Deloraine, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Ninette, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Beaver Mines, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Olenja Rechka, RU	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Greensburg, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Independence, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Pilvo, RU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1972	Princeville, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	43 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 701 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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).