Weather Records on 19 September 1972

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1972. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 19 September 1972

On 19 September 1972, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 614 daily.
Milan set a daily record precipitation of 109.8 mm (4.3 in) on 19 September 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 19 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sedgewick	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgewick	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Battleford A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Carbon R Ent	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ticonderoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1972

Top 20 records on 19 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1972	Milan, IT	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 1972	Sedgewick, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1972	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1972	Gavriila Buhta, RU	all-time rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Island Falls, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Sedgewick, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Lamar, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Paragonah, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Milan, IT	daily low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Manti, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Kanosh, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Rifle, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Tuxpan, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1972	Eagle FAA AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 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

1805 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 629 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 25	441
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1