Weather Records on 30 July 1972

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1972. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 30 July 1972

On 30 July 1972, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 720 daily.
Kirchdorf/Poel set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 30 July 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 30 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brushy Run	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groom Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 30 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1972

Top 20 records on 30 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1972	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1972	Pudino, RU	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1972	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Goshen, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Rendsburg, DE	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Travemunde, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Morganton, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Edom, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Artern, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Brushy Run, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Varberg, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1972	Milstead, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	42 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 758 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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	552
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1