Weather Records on 27 September 1972

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1972. Highest significance: Camp Pardee, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1972

On 27 September 1972, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 433 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 927 daily.
Camp Pardee set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 27 September 1972.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 27 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dilke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Carbon R Ent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 62, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1972

Top 20 records on 27 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1972	Camp Pardee, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Nevada City, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Newport, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Browning, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Kingsport, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Roadene, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Twin Lakes, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Alvin, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Semans, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Pacific House, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Conconully, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Dilke, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1972	Franklin, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 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

1799 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1972. 1972 had 989 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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	729
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2