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1972

741 tornadoes, 6 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 5 notable earthquakes. 41 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 27.

Tornadoes

741 recorded; 41 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1972 Jan: 33 Feb: 7 Mar: 69 Apr: 96 May: 140 140 Jun: 114 Jul: 115 Aug: 59 Sep: 49 Oct: 34 Nov: 17 Dec: 8 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas144
  2. Florida77
  3. Kansas45
  4. Georgia42
  5. Mississippi31
  6. South Dakota31
  7. Oklahoma30
  8. Illinois30

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1972
Apr 19, 1972F4Carter, Murray, Garvin28.25
May 14, 1972F4Marion, Hancock, Madison30.00
Apr 30, 1972F4Hodgeman, Ness26.60
Sep 28, 1972F4Lake5.20
Apr 5, 1972F3Multnomah, Clark8.76
Apr 21, 1972F3Pope0.33
Jan 10, 1972F3Fulton, DeKalb6.31
Jul 17, 1972F3Marshall, Putnam, Grundy81.50
Sep 29, 1972F3Tippah, Prentiss, Tishomingo45.50
Jan 13, 1972F3Jefferson, Burke33.60
Jul 20, 1972F3Custer, Valley32.80
Apr 21, 1972F3Lawrence, Giles32.30
Jan 9, 1972F3Jones, Wayne23.60
Jan 9, 1972F3Jasper18.20
Apr 30, 1972F3Pawnee, Rush17.00
Jan 13, 1972F3Henry, Barbour16.80
Apr 30, 1972F3Lane, Ness13.10
Apr 21, 1972F3Leflore12.80
Mar 28, 1972F3Union10.40
May 22, 1972F3Greer9.50
Apr 21, 1972F3Lincoln9.10
May 15, 1972F3Pitt8.50
May 2, 1972F3Mercer, Crawford7.90
Apr 30, 1972F3Ness6.80
Apr 21, 1972F3Butler5.70
Jun 19, 1972F3Brevard4.90
Jun 19, 1972F3Brevard3.80
Apr 30, 1972F3Ness2.70
May 9, 1972F3Morton2.70
Jul 27, 1972F3Lincoln2.30
Apr 7, 1972F3Craighead2.00
Oct 22, 1972F3McCurtain1.50
Apr 30, 1972F3Dickinson1.50
Feb 29, 1972F3West Baton Rouge1.00
Apr 21, 1972F3Grayson1.00
Apr 30, 1972F3Lane1.00
Oct 22, 1972F3Harrison0.50
Jun 20, 1972F3Bradley0.30
Apr 5, 1972F3Lincoln0.10
Aug 10, 1972F3Yavapai0.10
Aug 2, 1972F3Oakland0.10
Jan 13, 1972F2Coffee, Dale6.34
Nov 13, 1972F2Angelina3.32
Apr 6, 1972F2Ogle, Lee17.51
Apr 6, 1972F2Will6.81
Jun 25, 1972F2Holmes0.51
Sep 16, 1972F2Forest, Marinette, Menominee66.20
Sep 28, 1972F2Linn, Jones, Delaware64.50
Apr 15, 1972F2Union, Morehouse41.90
Dec 29, 1972F2Mayes, Delaware, Ottawa31.20
Apr 14, 1972F2Union, Johnson30.90
Apr 21, 1972F2Iron, Madison26.00
Apr 7, 1972F2Cheatham, Davidson23.20
Apr 19, 1972F2Greenwood, Wilson20.00
May 12, 1972F2Jefferson19.90
Jun 21, 1972F2Yuma19.30
Mar 28, 1972F2Angelina18.70
Oct 27, 1972F2Jefferson17.10
Apr 19, 1972F2Dewey15.50
Dec 29, 1972F2McClain, Cleveland14.50
Jun 21, 1972F2Maricopa13.50
Sep 20, 1972F2Price13.10
Dec 21, 1972F2Suwannee12.20
May 2, 1972F2Erie, Wyoming12.00
Apr 21, 1972F2Covington11.70
Jan 13, 1972F2Laurens11.30
Jan 9, 1972F2Simpson, Smith10.90
Oct 29, 1972F2Calhoun10.80
Apr 30, 1972F2Ellis10.50
Apr 21, 1972F2Livingston10.10
Aug 9, 1972F2Worcester9.70
May 22, 1972F2Hodgeman, Ness9.40
Jun 11, 1972F2Richland9.10
Apr 20, 1972F2Bryan8.90
Apr 15, 1972F2Bolivar8.80
Mar 2, 1972F2Washington8.00
May 7, 1972F2Hancock, Harrison7.60
Jul 21, 1972F2Middlesex7.60
Aug 2, 1972F2Livingston7.40
Apr 21, 1972F2Alexander, Pulaski6.90
Mar 26, 1972F2Hill6.50
May 6, 1972F2Maverick6.50
Sep 12, 1972F2Harrison5.90
Apr 22, 1972F2Dallas5.70
Oct 21, 1972F2Bell, McLennan5.40
Mar 28, 1972F2Union5.40
Apr 21, 1972F2Mercer5.10
Apr 6, 1972F2Will5.10
May 22, 1972F2Hodgeman5.10
Mar 2, 1972F2Escambia4.70
Jan 10, 1972F2Chambers4.50
Mar 20, 1972F2Lavaca4.50
Nov 13, 1972F2Franklin4.30
May 7, 1972F2Pearl River4.30
Mar 2, 1972F2Hancock4.10
Jun 21, 1972F2Potter4.10
Dec 30, 1972F2Barry3.80
Oct 27, 1972F2Taylor3.40
Jan 5, 1972F2Montgomery3.30
Feb 1, 1972F2Manatee3.30
Aug 17, 1972F2Huron2.80
May 10, 1972F2Union2.50
Nov 13, 1972F2Jefferson2.30
Jul 29, 1972F2Foster2.30
Sep 5, 1972F2Decatur2.30
Jan 13, 1972F2Decatur2.00
Jan 9, 1972F2Jefferson Davis2.00
Mar 24, 1972F2Kaufman2.00
Mar 31, 1972F2Brevard2.00
Mar 2, 1972F2Santa Rosa2.00
Mar 4, 1972F2Broward2.00
May 12, 1972F2Tangipahoa2.00
May 22, 1972F2Ellis2.00
May 25, 1972F2Perkins2.00
Jun 12, 1972F2Bottineau2.00
Jun 13, 1972F2Union2.00
Jun 18, 1972F2Lee2.00
Jun 18, 1972F2Brevard2.00
Jun 7, 1972F2Carroll2.00
Sep 5, 1972F2Sheridan2.00
Jun 5, 1972F2Marion1.90
Aug 25, 1972F2Cook1.80
Oct 21, 1972F2McLennan1.50
May 26, 1972F2Meade1.50
Jun 18, 1972F2Monroe1.50
Jun 19, 1972F2Coffee1.50
Sep 28, 1972F2Walworth1.50
Oct 21, 1972F2Henderson1.30
Oct 21, 1972F2Henderson1.30
Jun 14, 1972F2Berrien1.30
Jul 28, 1972F2Haskell1.30
Jan 4, 1972F2Franklin1.20
May 7, 1972F2Harrison1.20
Oct 21, 1972F2McLennan1.00
Oct 27, 1972F2Gulf1.00
Oct 27, 1972F2Decatur1.00
Oct 27, 1972F2Effingham1.00
Nov 13, 1972F2Baldwin1.00
Dec 15, 1972F2Escambia1.00
Jan 13, 1972F2Mitchell1.00
Jan 4, 1972F2Marengo1.00
Mar 31, 1972F2Brevard1.00
Mar 31, 1972F2Hillsborough1.00
Mar 1, 1972F2Desha1.00
Apr 30, 1972F2Ellsworth1.00
Apr 5, 1972F2Stevens1.00
May 10, 1972F2Dallam1.00
May 10, 1972F2Dallam1.00
May 12, 1972F2Iberville1.00
May 14, 1972F2Fentress1.00
May 20, 1972F2Volusia1.00
May 22, 1972F2Ellis1.00
May 22, 1972F2Ellis1.00
May 22, 1972F2Ellis1.00
May 7, 1972F2Tangipahoa1.00
Jun 18, 1972F2Monroe1.00
Jun 7, 1972F2Carroll1.00
Jul 27, 1972F2Cherry1.00
Jul 3, 1972F2Belknap1.00
Aug 22, 1972F2Volusia1.00
Aug 27, 1972F2Franklin1.00
Aug 6, 1972F2Swisher1.00
Sep 28, 1972F2Racine1.00
Sep 29, 1972F2Morgan1.00
Apr 12, 1972F2Barry0.90
Nov 13, 1972F2Lamar0.80
Apr 21, 1972F2Humphreys0.80
May 7, 1972F2Harrison0.80
Jul 20, 1972F2Delta0.80
Oct 24, 1972F2Onslow0.70
Oct 22, 1972F2McCurtain0.50
Jan 12, 1972F2Escambia0.50
Feb 1, 1972F2Manatee0.50
Mar 16, 1972F2Jefferson0.50
Mar 16, 1972F2Bleckley0.50
Mar 20, 1972F2Wharton0.50
Apr 15, 1972F2Chicot0.50
May 22, 1972F2Ellis0.50
Jun 18, 1972F2Lee0.50
Jun 8, 1972F2Independence0.50
Jul 27, 1972F2Rooks0.50
Jul 28, 1972F2Clark0.50
Oct 27, 1972F2Okaloosa0.30
Oct 27, 1972F2Gadsden0.30
Oct 27, 1972F2Gadsden0.30
Oct 27, 1972F2Franklin0.30
Jan 22, 1972F2Clay0.30
Mar 20, 1972F2Cameron0.30
May 8, 1972F2Calhoun0.30
Jun 11, 1972F2Valley0.30
Jun 18, 1972F2Lee0.30
Jun 27, 1972F2Marshall0.30
Jun 9, 1972F2Sullivan0.30
Jul 19, 1972F2Beadle0.30
Jul 20, 1972F2Madison0.30
Jul 3, 1972F2Pike0.30
Jul 5, 1972F2Seminole0.30
Aug 5, 1972F2Yankton0.30
Mar 28, 1972F2Leon0.20
Mar 28, 1972F2Leon0.20
Mar 31, 1972F2Hillsborough0.20
Aug 2, 1972F2Ellis0.20
Apr 11, 1972F2Green0.10
Apr 12, 1972F2Mason0.10
Apr 30, 1972F2Johnson0.10
Apr 5, 1972F2Grant0.10
Apr 7, 1972F2Mississippi0.10
May 21, 1972F2Meade0.10
May 7, 1972F2Calhoun0.10
May 7, 1972F2Roosevelt0.10
Jun 14, 1972F2Lea0.10
Jun 19, 1972F2Payne0.10
Jun 28, 1972F2Cumberland0.10
Jun 28, 1972F2Lincoln0.10
Jun 8, 1972F2Escambia0.10
Jul 17, 1972F2DuPage0.10
Jul 20, 1972F2Valley0.10
Aug 17, 1972F2Richland0.10
Aug 19, 1972F2Madison0.10
Aug 22, 1972F2Stanton0.10
Sep 13, 1972F2Monroe0.10
Sep 20, 1972F2Yankton0.10
Aug 9, 1972F1Norfolk4.91
Aug 7, 1972F1Steuben0.11
Apr 13, 1972F1Cherokee40.80
Jul 14, 1972F1Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee34.00
Jul 17, 1972F1Stark, Bureau29.60
Jun 17, 1972F1Martin29.30
Jul 17, 1972F1Warren, Fulton, Knox27.20
Nov 12, 1972F1McLennan, Coryell24.00
Apr 22, 1972F1West Feliciana22.20
Jul 14, 1972F1Cook21.90
Sep 29, 1972F1Lincoln, Boone20.90
Sep 12, 1972F1Madison19.90
Mar 20, 1972F1Fort Bend18.90
May 19, 1972F1Slope15.50
Jul 14, 1972F1Walworth, Racine14.10
Jul 20, 1972F1Howard, Merrick, Nance14.00
Jul 14, 1972F1Waukesha, Milwaukee13.90
May 13, 1972F1Pecos13.50
May 6, 1972F1Atascosa13.10
Apr 26, 1972F1Jackson12.80
Aug 21, 1972F1Manitowoc12.10
Aug 5, 1972F1Benton11.70
Apr 6, 1972F1Newton, Jasper11.20
Apr 29, 1972F1Collingsworth11.10
Apr 21, 1972F1Weakley, Graves10.70
Apr 6, 1972F1Kendall, Will10.70
Jun 11, 1972F1Daniels10.40
Jan 13, 1972F1Barnwell9.90
Aug 31, 1972F1Ford9.90
Aug 7, 1972F1Litchfield9.30
May 7, 1972F1Harrison8.30
Mar 2, 1972F1Elbert8.20
May 22, 1972F1Rooks7.90
Mar 16, 1972F1Jackson7.70
May 22, 1972F1Hodgeman7.10
Jul 21, 1972F1Grafton7.00
Mar 28, 1972F1Bradford6.80
Jun 21, 1972F1Pinal6.40
Jun 17, 1972F1Lincoln6.10
Jan 10, 1972F1Lexington, Richland6.00
Jun 21, 1972F1Deaf Smith5.90
Sep 10, 1972F1Shelby, Audubon5.90
Nov 13, 1972F1Bossier5.70
May 16, 1972F1Guadalupe5.60
Apr 13, 1972F1St. Clair, Hickory5.40
Jul 15, 1972F1Polk, San Jacinto5.40
Jun 14, 1972F1Lubbock5.10
Sep 29, 1972F1Pittsylvania5.10
May 22, 1972F1Hodgeman5.00
Apr 13, 1972F1Edwards4.90
Apr 15, 1972F1Pittsburg4.90
May 12, 1972F1Fort Bend, Brazoria4.90
Aug 7, 1972F1St. Lawrence4.90
Apr 3, 1972F1Coahoma, Tallahatchie4.70
May 12, 1972F1Harris4.50
Mar 2, 1972F1Jones4.30
May 24, 1972F1Ochiltree4.30
Jun 27, 1972F1Sargent4.30
Jul 16, 1972F1Trempealeau, La Crosse4.30
Sep 5, 1972F1Jefferson4.30
Oct 27, 1972F1Decatur4.10
Jun 13, 1972F1Lubbock4.10
Jul 6, 1972F1Woodbury4.10
Mar 21, 1972F1Orangeburg3.80
Jul 14, 1972F1Orange3.80
Jul 17, 1972F1Quay3.80
Aug 11, 1972F1Richland3.80
Mar 16, 1972F1Appling3.60
Mar 28, 1972F1Clay3.60
Apr 6, 1972F1Will3.60
Apr 7, 1972F1Cobb3.60
May 10, 1972F1Union3.60
May 1, 1972F1McIntosh3.60
Jun 11, 1972F1Valley3.60
Jun 15, 1972F1Hansford3.60
Jul 20, 1972F1Kewaunee3.60
Jul 27, 1972F1St. Clair3.60
Aug 9, 1972F1Orange3.60
Sep 20, 1972F1Green Lake3.30
Mar 14, 1972F1Hardeman3.00
Jul 3, 1972F1Franklin3.00
Apr 7, 1972F1Bibb2.70
May 14, 1972F1Rock2.70
Jul 29, 1972F1Jefferson2.50
May 22, 1972F1Holt2.30
Sep 28, 1972F1Green2.20
Nov 13, 1972F1Sabine2.00
Nov 18, 1972F1Jefferson2.00
Dec 30, 1972F1Andrew2.00
Jan 10, 1972F1McCormick2.00
Jan 11, 1972F1Jenkins2.00
Jan 13, 1972F1Sumter2.00
Apr 14, 1972F1Larue, Nelson2.00
May 20, 1972F1Reeves2.00
May 20, 1972F1Reeves2.00
May 26, 1972F1Cass2.00
Jun 13, 1972F1Richland2.00
Jun 13, 1972F1Sauk2.00
Jun 18, 1972F1Monroe2.00
Jul 19, 1972F1Franklin2.00
Jul 19, 1972F1Jefferson2.00
Jul 19, 1972F1El Paso2.00
Jul 1, 1972F1Kossuth2.00
Aug 17, 1972F1Ashland2.00
Aug 1, 1972F1Lorain2.00
Aug 2, 1972F1Wayne2.00
Aug 9, 1972F1Litchfield2.00
Sep 20, 1972F1Dodge2.00
May 22, 1972F1Washita1.90
Jul 9, 1972F1Wayne1.80
Aug 7, 1972F1Ashtabula1.80
Sep 10, 1972F1Maricopa1.80
Jan 13, 1972F1Clay, Quitman1.50
Apr 21, 1972F1Williamson1.50
Apr 27, 1972F1Nueces1.50
Jul 23, 1972F1Lorain1.50
Jul 14, 1972F1Fond du Lac1.30
May 30, 1972F1Jackson1.10
Dec 20, 1972F1Amite1.00
Jan 13, 1972F1Marion, Talbot1.00
Jan 13, 1972F1Houston1.00
Jan 9, 1972F1Clarke1.00
Mar 18, 1972F1Mobile1.00
Mar 28, 1972F1Liberty1.00
Mar 2, 1972F1Mitchell1.00
Mar 2, 1972F1Gulf1.00
Mar 3, 1972F1Frederick1.00
Apr 15, 1972F1Webster1.00
Apr 21, 1972F1Crawford1.00
Apr 22, 1972F1Pulaski1.00
May 10, 1972F1Weld1.00
May 12, 1972F1Galveston1.00
May 13, 1972F1McLennan1.00
May 22, 1972F1Gosper1.00
May 31, 1972F1Belknap1.00
Jun 13, 1972F1Fremont1.00
Jun 18, 1972F1Okeechobee1.00
Jun 19, 1972F1Pierce1.00
Jun 21, 1972F1Pinal1.00
Jun 21, 1972F1Deaf Smith1.00
Jul 10, 1972F1Kennebec1.00
Jul 14, 1972F1Ringgold1.00
Jul 17, 1972F1Lamb1.00
Jul 17, 1972F1Lamb1.00
Jul 21, 1972F1Middlesex1.00
Jul 27, 1972F1Bingham1.00
Jul 2, 1972F1Simpson1.00
Jul 3, 1972F1Franklin1.00
Jul 6, 1972F1Woodbury1.00
Aug 3, 1972F1Lee1.00
Aug 8, 1972F1Clay1.00
Sep 20, 1972F1Lafayette1.00
Jul 19, 1972F1Hillsborough0.90
May 7, 1972F1Pearl River0.80
May 7, 1972F1Harrison0.80
May 7, 1972F1Harrison0.80
May 7, 1972F1Harrison0.80
Aug 8, 1972F1Hood0.80
Oct 27, 1972F1Decatur0.50
Nov 13, 1972F1Smith0.50
Jan 13, 1972F1Bleckley0.50
Jan 1, 1972F1Galveston0.50
Jan 9, 1972F1Clarke0.50
Feb 7, 1972F1Hillsborough0.50
Mar 16, 1972F1Seminole0.50
Mar 26, 1972F1Hill0.50
Mar 28, 1972F1Santa Rosa0.50
Mar 31, 1972F1Palm Beach0.50
Mar 31, 1972F1Orange0.50
Mar 2, 1972F1Escambia0.50
Apr 14, 1972F1Jack0.50
Apr 19, 1972F1Sterling0.50
Apr 19, 1972F1Nolan0.50
Apr 21, 1972F1Washington0.50
Apr 22, 1972F1Sumter0.50
Apr 25, 1972F1Sherman0.50
Apr 27, 1972F1Dimmit0.50
Apr 7, 1972F1Morgan0.50
May 10, 1972F1Runnels0.50
May 13, 1972F1Sherman0.50
May 16, 1972F1Lavaca0.50
May 16, 1972F1Lavaca0.50
May 16, 1972F1Lavaca0.50
May 16, 1972F1Gillespie0.50
May 22, 1972F1Rooks0.50
May 22, 1972F1Hodgeman0.50
May 22, 1972F1Hodgeman0.50
May 22, 1972F1Hodgeman0.50
May 22, 1972F1Ness0.50
May 22, 1972F1Hodgeman0.50
May 4, 1972F1Collingsworth0.50
May 9, 1972F1Randall0.50
Jun 13, 1972F1Taylor0.50
Jun 25, 1972F1Sumter0.50
Jun 25, 1972F1Decatur0.50
Jun 25, 1972F1Gadsden0.50
Jun 27, 1972F1Haralson0.50
Jun 28, 1972F1Blount0.50
Jun 29, 1972F1Attala0.50
Jun 7, 1972F1Minidoka0.50
Jul 10, 1972F1Calhoun0.50
Jul 12, 1972F1Mason0.50
Jul 21, 1972F1Grafton0.50
Jul 2, 1972F1Osage0.50
Aug 9, 1972F1Hampden0.50
Sep 20, 1972F1Dane0.50
Sep 26, 1972F1Tarrant0.50
Sep 5, 1972F1Decatur0.50
Sep 9, 1972F1Monroe0.50
May 14, 1972F1Allen0.40
Oct 21, 1972F1Williamson0.30
Oct 27, 1972F1Jefferson0.30
Nov 12, 1972F1Dallas0.30
Nov 12, 1972F1Dallas0.30
Jan 11, 1972F1Terrell0.30
Jan 13, 1972F1Irwin0.30
Mar 27, 1972F1Desha0.30
Apr 15, 1972F1Fayette0.30
Apr 21, 1972F1Shelby0.30
May 10, 1972F1Victoria0.30
May 12, 1972F1Harris0.30
May 12, 1972F1Brazoria0.30
May 1, 1972F1Zavala0.30
May 7, 1972F1Jackson0.30
May 7, 1972F1Gonzales0.30
May 9, 1972F1Lamb0.30
Jun 10, 1972F1Castro0.30
Jun 14, 1972F1Lubbock0.30
Jun 15, 1972F1Crook0.30
Jun 18, 1972F1Polk0.30
Jun 18, 1972F1Palm Beach0.30
Jun 18, 1972F1Hamilton0.30
Jun 25, 1972F1Gadsden0.30
Jun 27, 1972F1Cook0.30
Jul 21, 1972F1Essex0.30
Jul 26, 1972F1Duval0.30
Jul 28, 1972F1Hart0.30
Jul 30, 1972F1Lavaca0.30
Jul 1, 1972F1Conway0.30
Jul 1, 1972F1Carroll0.30
Jul 1, 1972F1Lubbock0.30
Jul 2, 1972F1Deaf Smith0.30
Jul 3, 1972F1Taylor0.30
Aug 11, 1972F1La Salle0.30
Aug 12, 1972F1Maricopa0.30
Aug 13, 1972F1Clay0.30
Aug 25, 1972F1Nelson0.30
Sep 14, 1972F1Hampden0.30
Nov 13, 1972F1LaSalle0.20
Nov 18, 1972F1Lafourche0.20
Feb 3, 1972F1Orange0.20
Feb 3, 1972F1Seminole0.20
Mar 15, 1972F1Jefferson Davis0.20
Mar 20, 1972F1Lavaca0.20
Mar 20, 1972F1Liberty0.20
Mar 31, 1972F1Orange0.20
Mar 31, 1972F1Seminole0.20
Mar 7, 1972F1Attala0.20
Mar 8, 1972F1Okaloosa0.20
Apr 19, 1972F1Cooke0.20
Apr 3, 1972F1Cherokee0.20
May 7, 1972F1Gonzales0.20
Jun 18, 1972F1Pasco0.20
Jul 11, 1972F1Calcasieu0.20
Jul 13, 1972F1Polk0.20
Jul 6, 1972F1Wallace0.20
Oct 18, 1972F1Pinal0.10
Oct 21, 1972F1McLennan0.10
Nov 12, 1972F1Tarrant0.10
Mar 14, 1972F1Hardeman0.10
Mar 15, 1972F1Bexar0.10
Mar 20, 1972F1Matagorda0.10
Mar 20, 1972F1Harris0.10
Mar 20, 1972F1Harris0.10
Mar 20, 1972F1Matagorda0.10
Mar 27, 1972F1Navarro0.10
Mar 1, 1972F1Ste. Genevieve0.10
Apr 12, 1972F1Mason0.10
Apr 12, 1972F1Mason0.10
Apr 12, 1972F1Rogers0.10
Apr 13, 1972F1Wayne0.10
Apr 13, 1972F1Clark0.10
Apr 20, 1972F1Atoka0.10
Apr 21, 1972F1Pope0.10
Apr 21, 1972F1Gallatin0.10
Apr 25, 1972F1Beaver0.10
Apr 26, 1972F1Meade0.10
Apr 29, 1972F1Roberts0.10
Apr 7, 1972F1Poinsett0.10
May 10, 1972F1Hartley0.10
May 10, 1972F1Hartley0.10
May 12, 1972F1Brazoria0.10
May 21, 1972F1Meade0.10
May 22, 1972F1Beckham0.10
May 24, 1972F1Williamson0.10
May 24, 1972F1Williamson0.10
May 24, 1972F1Williamson0.10
May 26, 1972F1Kossuth0.10
May 28, 1972F1El Paso0.10
May 29, 1972F1Kaufman0.10
May 31, 1972F1Merrimack0.10
May 1, 1972F1Bell0.10
May 6, 1972F1Atascosa0.10
May 9, 1972F1Bailey0.10
Jun 10, 1972F1Campbell0.10
Jun 19, 1972F1Volusia0.10
Jun 19, 1972F1Cook0.10
Jun 19, 1972F1Clark0.10
Jun 19, 1972F1Logan0.10
Jun 24, 1972F1Beckham0.10
Jun 26, 1972F1Mayes0.10
Jun 27, 1972F1Crawford0.10
Jun 27, 1972F1Mayes0.10
Jun 2, 1972F1Nueces0.10
Jun 5, 1972F1Johnson0.10
Jun 9, 1972F1Coles0.10
Jul 11, 1972F1Roberts0.10
Jul 12, 1972F1Sanilac0.10
Jul 12, 1972F1Osborne0.10
Jul 13, 1972F1Jefferson0.10
Jul 17, 1972F1Texas0.10
Jul 21, 1972F1Oglala Lakota0.10
Jul 23, 1972F1Lorain0.10
Jul 24, 1972F1Oxford0.10
Jul 25, 1972F1Buffalo0.10
Jul 27, 1972F1Virginia Beach city0.10
Jul 1, 1972F1Le Flore0.10
Jul 1, 1972F1Grant0.10
Jul 1, 1972F1Kossuth0.10
Jul 3, 1972F1Quay0.10
Aug 17, 1972F1Sandusky0.10
Aug 21, 1972F1Kay0.10
Aug 22, 1972F1Johnson0.10
Aug 22, 1972F1Saginaw0.10
Aug 23, 1972F1LaSalle0.10
Aug 1, 1972F1Shiawassee0.10
Aug 9, 1972F1Carroll0.10
Sep 12, 1972F1Wright0.10
Sep 17, 1972F1Barry0.10
Sep 18, 1972F1Mohave0.10
Sep 18, 1972F1Yuma0.10
Sep 26, 1972F1Bexar0.10
Sep 28, 1972F1Grant, Lafayette0.10
Sep 29, 1972F1Tarrant0.10
Sep 7, 1972F1Boone0.10
Jun 20, 1972F0Fulton0.11
Jun 21, 1972F0Pinal, Maricopa17.80
Jun 22, 1972F0Elbert13.10
Aug 20, 1972F0Cavalier5.10
Sep 14, 1972F0Bristol4.10
Jun 11, 1972F0Stark3.60
Jul 19, 1972F0Otero3.60
Aug 8, 1972F0Clarendon3.30
Aug 7, 1972F0Cobb3.00
Mar 1, 1972F0Bradley2.70
Jul 2, 1972F0Bates2.70
May 22, 1972F0Holt2.30
Aug 8, 1972F0Mohave2.30
Jul 2, 1972F0Curry2.00
Aug 8, 1972F0Potter2.00
Sep 14, 1972F0Bristol2.00
Jun 18, 1972F0Highlands1.00
Jun 27, 1972F0Tulsa1.00
Aug 10, 1972F0Collin1.00
Aug 1, 1972F0Clinton1.00
Nov 13, 1972F0Early0.50
Jan 13, 1972F0Screven0.50
Jan 2, 1972F0Pinellas0.50
Mar 28, 1972F0Bay0.50
Mar 28, 1972F0St. Johns0.50
Mar 29, 1972F0Suwannee0.50
May 26, 1972F0Cloud0.50
May 27, 1972F0Lancaster0.50
May 1, 1972F0Grant0.50
May 8, 1972F0Mitchell0.50
Jun 27, 1972F0Lowndes0.50
Jun 1, 1972F0Ramsey0.50
Jul 30, 1972F0DeWitt0.50
Jul 2, 1972F0Hale0.50
Jul 2, 1972F0Hale0.50
Aug 25, 1972F0Carroll0.50
Sep 12, 1972F0Union0.50
Jul 20, 1972F0Sheridan0.40
Oct 27, 1972F0Okaloosa0.30
Oct 27, 1972F0Franklin0.30
Oct 27, 1972F0Liberty0.30
Oct 1, 1972F0Martin0.30
Nov 15, 1972F0Miami-Dade0.30
Dec 6, 1972F0Escambia0.30
Mar 27, 1972F0Pulaski0.30
May 30, 1972F0Oswego0.30
Jun 11, 1972F0Sarasota0.30
Jun 13, 1972F0Maricopa0.30
Jun 17, 1972F0Kandiyohi0.30
Jun 24, 1972F0Cloud0.30
Jun 25, 1972F0Escambia0.30
Jun 27, 1972F0Pulaski0.30
Jun 29, 1972F0Bay0.30
Jul 10, 1972F0Mahnomen0.30
Jul 1, 1972F0Madison0.30
Jul 1, 1972F0Ramsey0.30
Jul 1, 1972F0Lubbock0.30
Jul 4, 1972F0Shelby0.30
Sep 22, 1972F0Calhoun0.30
Sep 22, 1972F0Calhoun0.30
Sep 22, 1972F0Calhoun0.30
Sep 4, 1972F0Jasper0.30
Mar 20, 1972F0Liberty0.20
Mar 29, 1972F0Escambia0.20
Mar 31, 1972F0Hernando0.20
Mar 31, 1972F0Seminole0.20
Apr 27, 1972F0Nueces0.20
Oct 15, 1972F0Mariposa0.10
Oct 15, 1972F0Placer0.10
Oct 1, 1972F0El Dorado0.10
Oct 3, 1972F0Butler0.10
Oct 4, 1972F0Yuma0.10
Feb 3, 1972F0Screven0.10
Mar 20, 1972F0Harris0.10
Mar 24, 1972F0Allen0.10
Apr 16, 1972F0Escambia0.10
Apr 19, 1972F0Alfalfa0.10
Apr 27, 1972F0Bexar0.10
Apr 27, 1972F0Williamson0.10
Apr 30, 1972F0Pettis0.10
Apr 30, 1972F0Grant0.10
Apr 6, 1972F0Iroquois0.10
May 10, 1972F0Union0.10
May 10, 1972F0Union0.10
May 10, 1972F0Union0.10
May 11, 1972F0Chaves0.10
May 13, 1972F0Runnels0.10
May 14, 1972F0DeKalb0.10
May 14, 1972F0Lee0.10
May 15, 1972F0Eaton0.10
May 21, 1972F0Meade0.10
May 22, 1972F0Beadle0.10
May 23, 1972F0Otoe0.10
May 23, 1972F0Otoe0.10
May 23, 1972F0Hamilton0.10
May 23, 1972F0Hamilton0.10
May 23, 1972F0Colfax0.10
May 23, 1972F0Holt0.10
May 23, 1972F0Dixon0.10
May 23, 1972F0Butler0.10
May 23, 1972F0Gage0.10
May 23, 1972F0Butler0.10
May 24, 1972F0Buffalo0.10
May 24, 1972F0Blue Earth0.10
May 25, 1972F0Perkins0.10
May 26, 1972F0Sully0.10
May 26, 1972F0Sanborn0.10
May 26, 1972F0Beadle0.10
May 26, 1972F0Douglas0.10
May 27, 1972F0Dodge0.10
May 28, 1972F0Beadle0.10
May 28, 1972F0Beadle0.10
May 28, 1972F0Clark0.10
May 28, 1972F0Garvin0.10
May 2, 1972F0Cameron0.10
May 9, 1972F0Baca0.10
Jun 10, 1972F0Meade0.10
Jun 13, 1972F0Bon Homme0.10
Jun 13, 1972F0Hutchinson0.10
Jun 14, 1972F0Roosevelt0.10
Jun 15, 1972F0Santa Fe0.10
Jun 16, 1972F0York0.10
Jun 16, 1972F0Harris0.10
Jun 17, 1972F0Logan0.10
Jun 18, 1972F0Beadle0.10
Jun 18, 1972F0Clay0.10
Jun 21, 1972F0Pinal0.10
Jun 21, 1972F0Maricopa0.10
Jun 21, 1972F0Yuma0.10
Jun 22, 1972F0Elbert0.10
Jun 22, 1972F0Lincoln0.10
Jun 27, 1972F0Oklahoma0.10
Jun 28, 1972F0PR0.10
Jun 29, 1972F0Ector0.10
Jun 29, 1972F0Chaves0.10
Jun 3, 1972F0Mercer0.10
Jun 7, 1972F0Imperial0.10
Jun 7, 1972F0Douglas0.10
Jul 12, 1972F0Chippewa0.10
Jul 14, 1972F0LaSalle0.10
Jul 16, 1972F0Tripp0.10
Jul 17, 1972F0Wapello0.10
Jul 17, 1972F0Starke0.10
Jul 19, 1972F0Brown0.10
Jul 20, 1972F0Curry0.10
Jul 21, 1972F0Morrison0.10
Jul 22, 1972F0Galveston0.10
Jul 23, 1972F0Maricopa0.10
Jul 25, 1972F0Washington0.10
Jul 25, 1972F0Brown0.10
Jul 25, 1972F0Buffalo0.10
Jul 25, 1972F0Sioux0.10
Jul 27, 1972F0Crow Wing0.10
Jul 27, 1972F0Platte0.10
Jul 30, 1972F0Lyman0.10
Jul 30, 1972F0Aurora0.10
Jul 2, 1972F0Hardin0.10
Jul 4, 1972F0Harris0.10
Jul 6, 1972F0Logan0.10
Jul 7, 1972F0Lincoln0.10
Aug 11, 1972F0Harris0.10
Aug 14, 1972F0Galveston0.10
Aug 18, 1972F0Lenawee0.10
Aug 23, 1972F0Gillespie0.10
Aug 23, 1972F0Blanco0.10
Aug 1, 1972F0New Hanover0.10
Aug 1, 1972F0Knox0.10
Aug 3, 1972F0Travis0.10
Sep 17, 1972F0Kalamazoo0.10
Sep 19, 1972F0Doña Ana0.10
Sep 30, 1972F0Carteret0.10
Sep 6, 1972F0Plymouth0.10
Sep 7, 1972F0Moniteau0.10
Sep 9, 1972F0Cochise0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1972
AlphaTropical storm28FL, GA
AgnesCategory 172AL, FL, GA, NC, SC
UnnamedTropical storm6SC
DianaCategory 20—
CarrieTropical storm0—
DawnTropical storm0—

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1972
Jul 30, 19727.6near Sitka, Alaska Sitka City and AK12.4
Feb 27, 19725.2near Soledad, California San Benito CA5.0
Sep 5, 19725.2near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI5.7
Dec 23, 19725.2near Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii Hawaii HI21.4
Feb 24, 19725.1near Soledad, California Monterey CA7.5

Drought

On average 2% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1972. The worst month was July 1972, with 4%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.