Weather Records on 7 October 1972

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1972. Highest significance: Cape May 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1972

On 7 October 1972, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 500 daily.
Cape May 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 7 October 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 7 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kropacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulu-Teljak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo Well	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 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

7 October 1972

Top 20 records on 7 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1972	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1972	Ufa, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1972	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1972	Sierra Ancha, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1972	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1972	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1972	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Gisela, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Yuma Wb City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Prescott, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Tempe, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Springfield, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Toms River, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	52 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

1802 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 537 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 1972-10-07: 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 20	369
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1