Weather Records on 25 July 1972

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1972. Highest significance: Plattsburgh AFB, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1972

On 25 July 1972, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 455 daily.
Plattsburgh AFB set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 25 July 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 25 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tavda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midway	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huell	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 25 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1972

Top 20 records on 25 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1972	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Partizansk, RU	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	San Benito, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Winner, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Roy 8 NE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Schwangau-Horn, DE	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Tavda, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Americus, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Lewiston, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Fulton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Gregory, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1972	Ai-Petri, UA	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1972	Colton 2 N, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 465 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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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	302
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1