Weather Records on 31 July 1972

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1972. Highest significance: Sisian, AM.

Key Facts for 31 July 1972

On 31 July 1972, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 638 daily.
Sisian set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 31 July 1972.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 31 July 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolnisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lazdijai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lommaryd	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 31 July 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1972

Top 20 records on 31 July 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1972	Sisian, AM	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Fantan, AM	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Bakhmaro, GE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Perm, RU	monthly low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Kendall 2 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Hagerstown, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Bolnisi, GE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Gari, RU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Emery, US	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Korrelocking Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1972	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 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

1804 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1972. 1972 had 667 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1972-07-31: 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	460
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1