Weather Records on 25 September 1972

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1972. Highest significance: Cresco 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 25 September 1972

On 25 September 1972, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 652 daily.
Cresco 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 25 September 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 25 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 25 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 25 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 53, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1972

Top 20 records on 25 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1972	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1972	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1972	Caledonia, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1972	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1972	Miles City, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Coddington 1 E, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Charles City, US	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Plevna, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Hampton, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Decorah, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Genoa Dam 8, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Abbeville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Houma, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Hatfield, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Killdeer 8 NW, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Waynesburg 7 NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1972	Willow Lock 13, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 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

1825 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1972. 1972 had 706 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	488
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1