Weather Records on 14 August 1972

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1972. Highest significance: Indee, AU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1972

On 14 August 1972, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 528 daily.
Indee set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 14 August 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 14 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabba Tabba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wolf Point 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 14 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1972

Top 20 records on 14 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1972	Indee, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1972	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1972	Snyder, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Homberg/Ohm, DE	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Harrow Cda, CA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Epping, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Pianco, BR	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Hameln, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Hilgenroth, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1972	Vineland Station, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 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 552 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	391
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1