Weather Records on 9 August 1972

1,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1972. Highest significance: Brackettville, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1972

On 9 August 1972, 1,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 597 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Brackettville set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 9 August 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,089 stations

1,089 station records on 9 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kropotkin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Bell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,089 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 366, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 9 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	366
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1972

Top 20 records on 9 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1972	Brackettville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Kropotkin, RU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Teriberka, RU	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Newton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Ely AP, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Welland, CA	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Paint Rock, US	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Galway, IE	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Cottbus, DE	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Snyder, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Artern, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Silver Bell, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1972	Winona, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	69 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

1798 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1972. 1972 had 1,089 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1972-08-09: 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	803
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1