Weather Records on 22 September 1972

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1972. Highest significance: Represa Itatinga, BR.

Key Facts for 22 September 1972

On 22 September 1972, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 436 daily.
Represa Itatinga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 379.5 mm (14.9 in) on 22 September 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 22 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	379.5 mm (14.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuije	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murriverie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1972

Top 20 records on 22 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1972	Represa Itatinga, BR	monthly rain	379.5 mm (14.9 in)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1972	Waterloo, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	El Cuije, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Concordia, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Ariri, BR	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Minden, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Kaslo, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Island Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Albany, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Brownsville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1972	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1972	Mason, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1972	Zacatecas (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1972	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	32 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 448 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	343
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1