Weather Records on 11 August 1972

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1972. Highest significance: Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK.

Key Facts for 11 August 1972

On 11 August 1972, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 810 daily.
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 11 August 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 11 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 301, Heaviest daily rainfall 248.

Records on 11 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	301
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1972

Top 20 records on 11 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1972	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1972	Pakri, EE	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1972	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Sorve, EE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	monthly low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Georgetown, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Lund, SE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Sabinal, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Point Pass, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Pirmasens, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Franklin, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Melrose, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Galway, IE	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1972	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	50 years	37 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 823 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	627
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1