Weather Records on 15 August 1972

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1972. Highest significance: Patu, BR.

Key Facts for 15 August 1972

On 15 August 1972, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 598 daily.
Patu set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 15 August 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 15 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock (Wave Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sosva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 15 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1972

Top 20 records on 15 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1972	Patu, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1972	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1972	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Dawson, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Byrock (Wave Hill), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Pirmasens, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Allende (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Cameron Falls, CA	all-time rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Roth Bei Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Avon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Freystadt-Oberndorf, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Neustadt/Aisch, DE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1972	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	monthly low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	40 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 613 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	32
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1