Weather Records on 28 July 1972

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1972. Highest significance: Dahlonega 4WSW, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1972

On 28 July 1972, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 662 daily.
Dahlonega 4WSW set a daily record precipitation of 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 28 July 1972.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 28 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 28 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1972

Top 20 records on 28 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1972	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1972	Minsk, BY	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1972	Albion, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1972	Pine Rvr Dam, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1972	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Palmetto, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Cairo River, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Lexington, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	all-time rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Kingston Springs, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Muscle Shoals AP, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Lovelaceville, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Newport, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1972	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	all-time rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	38 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

1815 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1972. 1972 had 675 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1972-07-28: 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 20	469
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1