Weather Records on 23 September 1972

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1972. Highest significance: Haina 214, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1972

On 23 September 1972, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 436 daily.
Haina 214 set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 23 September 1972.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 23 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polebridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dilke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1972

Top 20 records on 23 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1972	Haina 214, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Ponte Alta 1, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Hughton, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Elbow, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Gravelbourg, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Everett, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Strongfield, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Roadene, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Foremost, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Shaunavon, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1972	Gravelbourg, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1972	Kayenta, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1972	Entrance, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1972	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1972	Aneroid, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1972	Sherman, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	70 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 461 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	326
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3