Weather Records on 4 September 1972

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1972. Highest significance: Orono, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 1972

On 4 September 1972, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 505 daily.
Orono set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 4 September 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 4 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra da Estiva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 4 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1972

Top 20 records on 4 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1972	Orono, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1972	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1972	Millinocket, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1972	Farmington, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Pembroke, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Beechwood, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Ipswich, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Capel, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	E Wareham, US	all-time rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Woodland, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Hatchville, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Touros, BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Leusi, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Belfast, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Ft Kent, US	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1972	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73 years	38 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

1802 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 513 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1972-09-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	377
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2