Weather Records on 27 July 1972

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1972. Highest significance: Sparta 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 1972

On 27 July 1972, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 772 daily.
Sparta 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 27 July 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 27 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cabucu (Sabesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Janesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 280, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 316.

Records on 27 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	280
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1972

Top 20 records on 27 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1972	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1972	Dickson, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1972	Gulkana AP, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1972	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Hoxie, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Doniphan, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Gabbin North, AU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Milan, IT	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Arad, RO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Cabucu (Sabesp), BR	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Mingo 6E, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Bradford, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Baldwin, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Lanaubra, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Bencubbin, AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1972	Turgaj, KZ	monthly low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	39 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

1805 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 790 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1972-07-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	581
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1