Weather Records on 29 September 1972

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1972. Highest significance: Vanderbilt 11ENE, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1972

On 29 September 1972, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 612 daily.
Vanderbilt 11ENE set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 29 September 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 29 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1972

Top 20 records on 29 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1972	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1972	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Lenoir, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Waterloo, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Beedeville 4 NE, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Wynne, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	E Jordan, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Rainbow Lake, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Rooikop, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Hatfield, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Gaylord, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Charles City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Detour Village, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Rogers City 3 S, US	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Newell, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Ashley (the Prairies), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	39 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

1836 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1972. 1972 had 637 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1972-09-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	462
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1