Weather Records on 21 August 1972

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1972. Highest significance: Gogland, RU.

Key Facts for 21 August 1972

On 21 August 1972, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 426 daily.
Gogland set a daily record precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 21 August 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 21 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuoy-Khaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 21 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1972

Top 20 records on 21 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1972	Gogland, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1972	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Coniston, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Sao Luiz Do Quitunde, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	North Bay A, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Crystal Falls, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Agua Branca (Imoroti), BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Ristna, EE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Tuoy-Khaya, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Augustine 2E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Newell, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Grand Forks, CA	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	North Bay, CA	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Szeged, HU	daily low max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1972	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 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

1800 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 441 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1972
Margin	Records
0 to 10	293
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3