Weather Records on 15 September 1972

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1972. Highest significance: Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE.

Key Facts for 15 September 1972

On 15 September 1972, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 348 daily.
Linkoeping-Malmslaett set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 15 September 1972.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

356 stations

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

Weather records on 15 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1972

Top 20 records on 15 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1972	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1972	Godegard, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Orebro, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Milan, IT	monthly low max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	177 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Creekside, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Angamacutiro, MX	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Lugano, CH	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1972	Usina Couro Do Cervo, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Greensboro, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Waialua 847, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Berlin, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Huejotzingo, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Kayenta, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Tahoka, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Perpignan, FR	daily low max	15.9 C (60.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1972	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 356 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	250
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3