Weather Records on 1 September 1972

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1972. Highest significance: Amvrosiivka, UA.

Key Facts for 1 September 1972

On 1 September 1972, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 506 daily.
Amvrosiivka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.7 mm (2.7 in) on 1 September 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

518 stations

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

Weather records on 1 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amvrosiivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Paraiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sabara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ukumehame 301	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 1 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1972

Top 20 records on 1 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1972	Amvrosiivka, UA	monthly rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Muscoda, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Fazenda Paraiso, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Saint Anthony, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Najahan, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Luroy, NO	daily rain	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Conchas Dam, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Newport, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Sabara, BR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Moskalvo, RU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Drevja, NO	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Ukumehame 301, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1972	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 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

1797 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 518 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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	361
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2