Weather Records on 20 July 1972

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1972. Highest significance: Roswell Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1972

On 20 July 1972, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 587 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Roswell Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 20 July 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 20 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kendall 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 398, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 20 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	398
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1972

Top 20 records on 20 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1972	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1972	Kendall 2 E, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1972	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1972	Osijek, HR	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Porter 2 E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	O'Neill, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Beulah, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Melrose, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Ewing, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Ragland 3 SSW, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Creighton, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1972	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 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

1809 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1972. 1972 had 1,062 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	825
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1