Weather Records on 15 October 1972

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1972. Highest significance: Strathalbyn, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1972

On 15 October 1972, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 581 daily.
Strathalbyn set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 15 October 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 15 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charqueada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 18.

Records on 15 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1972

Top 20 records on 15 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1972	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1972	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Cedaredge, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Paonia 1SW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Itapecerica da Serra, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Gladwin, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Elias Fausto, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Iguape, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Houston, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Careacu, BR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1972	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1972	Usina Do Lobo, BR	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1972	Santa Juliana, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1972	Pouso Alegre, BR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1972	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1972	Ibitiuva, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	30 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 584 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 10	378
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1