Weather Records on 1 August 1972

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1972. Highest significance: Woomera (South Gap Station), AU.

Key Facts for 1 August 1972

On 1 August 1972, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 557 daily.
Woomera (South Gap Station) set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 1 August 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 1 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sahbuz	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 1 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1972

Top 20 records on 1 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1972	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1972	Bruce, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Madison, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Cekunda, RU	monthly rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Leo 6 SW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Wilmington (Range Vue), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Ceduna (Maltee), AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Gladwin, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Clarkson, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Decorah, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Galway, IE	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Orly, FR	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Maksimovo, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Verhnjaja Tom, RU	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Harnosand, SE	monthly high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1972	Gila Bend 2SE, US	monthly high max	48.9 C (120.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 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

1797 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 609 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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	427
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1