Weather Records on 5 September 1972

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1972. Highest significance: Jasper, CA.

Key Facts for 5 September 1972

On 5 September 1972, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 646 daily.
Jasper set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 5 September 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 5 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jasper	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdamir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khankandy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 5 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1972

Top 20 records on 5 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1972	Jasper, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Ft Jones Rs, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Gem Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Ellery Lake, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Kurdamir, AZ	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Centreville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Cedartown, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Eureka, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Bowie, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Beatty, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	New Holland, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1972	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10 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

1802 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 653 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1972-09-05: 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	504
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3