Weather Records on 18 September 1972

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1972. Highest significance: Niznij Novgorod, RU.

Key Facts for 18 September 1972

On 18 September 1972, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 671 daily.
Niznij Novgorod set a daily record precipitation of 33.4 mm (1.3 in) on 18 September 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 18 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	302.5 mm (11.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menzelinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1972

Top 20 records on 18 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1972	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1972	Glenwood 4 NNE, US	all-time rain	302.5 mm (11.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1972	Oberlin, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1972	Montrose, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Talladega, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	New Albany, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Valley Head, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Sandusky, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Leeds, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Amity, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Galway, IE	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Red Springs 1 SE, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1972	Norwalk Wwtp, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	42 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

1803 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1972. 1972 had 691 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 20	474
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1