Brookings Weather in 1972

Historical record of Brookings, South Dakota weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.
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1972 Brookings Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 94 °F August 17
Lowest temperature -34 °F January 15
Highest daily low 71 °F August 20
Lowest daily high -20 °F January 15
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches May 23
Most daily snow 4.0 inches December 31
Total annual precipitation 28.0 inches -
Total annual snow 22.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Brookings in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 94 °F Aug 17
2 93 °F Aug 20
2 93 °F Aug 18
4 92 °F Aug 21
5 90 °F Sep 20
5 90 °F Aug 16
5 90 °F Aug 15
5 90 °F Aug 14
9 89 °F Aug 29
10 88 °F Aug 30
10 88 °F Jul 11
10 88 °F Jun 13
Lowest Temperatures in Brookings in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 -34 °F January 15
2 -31 °F January 16
3 -29 °F January 14
4 -27 °F February 9
4 -27 °F January 5
6 -26 °F January 4
7 -22 °F December 6
7 -22 °F January 28
9 -21 °F December 7
10 -20 °F January 29
10 -20 °F January 26
10 -20 °F January 25
January 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
28 12 0.00 0.0
January 2
24 11 0.00 0.0
January 3
23 -6 0.00 0.0
January 4
0 -26 0.00 0.0
January 5
4 -27 0.00 0.0
January 6
24 1 0.00 0.0
January 7
34 10 0.00 0.0
January 8
33 9 0.00 0.0
January 9
37 17 0.00 0.0
January 10
32 20 0.00 0.0
January 11
29 0 0.08 3.0
January 12
35 1 0.00 0.0
January 13
34 -18 0.00 0.0
January 14
-2 -29 0.00 0.0
January 15
-20 -34 0.00 0.0
January 16
10 -31 0.00 0.0
January 17
30 9 0.00 0.0
January 18
34 11 0.00 0.0
January 19
27 -3 0.02 0.5
January 20
7 3 0.00 0.0
January 21
8 -7 0.00 0.0
January 22
32 2 0.06 2.0
January 23
9 -9 0.00 0.0
January 24
17 -4 0.00 0.0
January 25
18 -20 0.03 1.0
January 26
-14 -20 0.00 0.0
January 27
-10 -14 0.00 0.0
January 28
-5 -22 0.00 0.0
January 29
3 -20 0.00 0.0
January 30
10 -13 0.00 0.0
January 31
24 -4 0.00 0.0
February 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
22 0 0.00 0.0
February 2
13 1 0.00 0.0
February 3
6 -16 0.00 0.0
February 4
3 -14 0.00 0.0
February 5
3 -14 0.00 0.0
February 6
4 -6 0.00 0.0
February 7
1 -16 0.00 0.0
February 8
2 -15 0.05 1.0
February 9
4 -27 0.00 0.0
February 10
5 -18 0.01 0.5
February 11
13 -18 0.00 0.0
February 12
19 -3 0.00 0.0
February 13
33 1 0.00 0.0
February 14
35 9 0.00 0.0
February 15
33 -4 0.00 0.0
February 16
20 -3 0.00 0.0
February 17
37 18 0.00 0.0
February 18
23 3 0.00 0.0
February 19
18 -8 0.00 0.0
February 20
26 11 0.00 0.0
February 21
39 18 0.00 0.0
February 22
18 -10 0.00 0.0
February 23
23 -7 0.00 0.0
February 24
26 -4 0.00 0.0
February 25
17 -3 0.00 0.0
February 26
25 -1 0.00 0.0
February 27
35 11 0.00 0.0
February 28
29 20 0.00 0.0
February 29
39 10 0.00 0.0
March 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
28 5 0.00 0.0
March 2
12 -10 0.00 0.0
March 3
19 -7 0.00 0.0
March 4
28 -7 0.05 1.0
March 5
9 -7 0.00 0.0
March 6
30 4 0.00 0.0
March 7
48 16 0.00 0.0
March 8
20 6 0.00 0.0
March 9
29 7 0.00 0.0
March 10
29 12 0.00 0.0
March 11
40 23 0.00 0.0
March 12
49 28 0.00 0.0
March 13
33 27 0.20 0.0
March 14
45 27 0.00 0.0
March 15
49 33 0.00 0.0
March 16
54 34 0.00 0.0
March 17
52 29 0.00 0.0
March 18
37 21 0.15 1.0
March 19
40 21 0.00 0.0
March 20
48 35 0.00 0.0
March 21
43 35 0.37 0.0
March 22
43 29 0.00 0.0
March 23
35 24 0.00 0.0
March 24
40 25 0.00 0.0
March 25
36 27 0.00 0.0
March 26
40 32 0.00 0.0
March 27
33 29 0.16 1.0
March 28
44 23 0.00 0.0
March 29
34 20 0.00 0.0
March 30
34 20 0.00 0.0
March 31
39 16 0.01 0.0
April 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
32 21 0.00 0.0
April 2
39 22 0.00 0.0
April 3
54 23 0.03 1.0
April 4
32 23 0.00 0.0
April 5
41 22 0.00 0.0
April 6
65 32 0.00 0.0
April 7
55 21 0.21 0.0
April 8
29 21 0.00 0.0
April 9
39 25 0.00 0.0
April 10
60 33 0.00 0.0
April 11
62 33 0.06 0.0
April 12
39 33 0.45 0.0
April 13
51 34 0.00 0.0
April 14
41 32 0.07 0.0
April 15
40 25 0.00 0.0
April 16
63 30 0.00 0.0
April 17
59 41 0.00 0.0
April 18
75 34 0.00 0.0
April 19
43 34 0.00 0.0
April 20
50 29 0.00 0.0
April 21
55 32 0.42 0.0
April 22
35 32 0.20 1.0
April 23
43 32 0.00 0.0
April 24
50 27 0.00 0.0
April 25
40 23 0.00 0.0
April 26
59 34 0.00 0.0
April 27
59 42 0.15 0.0
April 28
48 42 0.18 0.0
April 29
50 43 0.07 0.0
April 30
53 35 0.00 0.0
May 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
61 52 1.60 0.0
May 2
53 39 0.90 0.0
May 3
54 39 0.00 0.0
May 4
57 33 0.00 0.0
May 5
59 36 0.00 0.0
May 6
63 40 0.11 0.0
May 7
46 29 0.00 0.0
May 8
55 42 0.00 0.0
May 9
56 39 0.00 0.0
May 10
62 43 0.00 0.0
May 11
63 48 0.22 0.0
May 12
57 48 0.15 0.0
May 13
57 50 0.64 0.0
May 14
61 49 0.05 0.0
May 15
63 42 0.00 0.0
May 16
77 49 0.00 0.0
May 17
84 52 0.00 0.0
May 18
86 59 0.00 0.0
May 19
81 61 0.00 0.0
May 20
85 57 0.00 0.0
May 21
85 61 0.00 0.0
May 22
81 58 0.00 0.0
May 23
74 52 2.27 0.0
May 24
63 53 0.27 0.0
May 25
70 50 1.08 0.0
May 26
76 51 0.00 0.0
May 27
80 57 0.04 0.0
May 28
73 59 0.51 0.0
May 29
74 54 0.61 0.0
May 30
62 44 0.82 0.0
May 31
60 39 0.00 0.0
June 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
71 47 0.00 0.0
June 2
81 55 0.00 0.0
June 3
86 56 0.14 0.0
June 4
78 56 0.00 0.0
June 5
74 60 0.00 0.0
June 6
81 51 0.00 0.0
June 7
81 61 0.00 0.0
June 8
72 60 0.06 0.0
June 9
86 62 0.00 0.0
June 10
87 45 0.00 0.0
June 11
68 52 0.00 0.0
June 12
78 59 0.00 0.0
June 13
88 66 0.00 0.0
June 14
86 51 0.13 0.0
June 15
79 49 0.00 0.0
June 16
70 46 0.00 0.0
June 17
66 47 0.00 0.0
June 18
68 55 0.32 0.0
June 19
77 59 1.19 0.0
June 20
71 44 0.29 0.0
June 21
62 39 0.00 0.0
June 22
66 42 0.00 0.0
June 23
73 49 0.00 0.0
June 24
75 48 0.00 0.0
June 25
69 48 0.00 0.0
June 26
76 55 0.00 0.0
June 27
84 61 0.42 0.0
June 28
76 53 0.05 0.0
June 29
79 55 0.01 0.0
June 30
84 57 0.00 0.0
July 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
85 58 0.00 0.0
July 2
84 52 0.00 0.0
July 3
68 46 0.03 0.0
July 4
n/a 48 0.00 0.0
July 5
68 39 0.00 0.0
July 6
74 52 0.45 0.0
July 7
72 50 0.00 0.0
July 8
79 57 0.56 0.0
July 9
79 55 0.01 0.0
July 10
84 57 0.00 0.0
July 11
88 66 0.00 0.0
July 12
85 61 0.64 0.0
July 13
73 54 0.00 0.0
July 14
83 58 0.25 0.0
July 15
69 54 0.18 0.0
July 16
76 54 0.00 0.0
July 17
81 59 0.14 0.0
July 18
70 52 0.15 0.0
July 19
80 54 0.00 0.0
July 20
81 59 1.32 0.0
July 21
68 59 0.54 0.0
July 22
87 64 0.02 0.0
July 23
87 62 0.03 0.0
July 24
84 57 0.00 0.0
July 25
81 59 0.00 0.0
July 26
77 60 1.26 0.0
July 27
71 55 0.00 0.0
July 28
74 56 0.09 0.0
July 29
79 58 0.08 0.0
July 30
82 61 0.00 0.0
July 31
87 67 0.00 0.0
August 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
78 57 0.00 0.0
August 2
70 56 0.00 0.0
August 3
68 45 0.07 0.0
August 4
66 45 0.00 0.0
August 5
76 52 0.00 0.0
August 6
76 60 0.30 0.0
August 7
70 51 0.00 0.0
August 8
71 51 0.01 0.0
August 9
62 40 0.00 0.0
August 10
70 44 0.00 0.0
August 11
83 59 0.00 0.0
August 12
85 56 0.00 0.0
August 13
84 64 0.00 0.0
August 14
90 64 0.00 0.0
August 15
90 70 0.00 0.0
August 16
90 71 0.00 0.0
August 17
94 65 0.00 0.0
August 18
93 63 0.00 0.0
August 19
86 67 0.00 0.0
August 20
93 71 0.00 0.0
August 21
92 65 0.18 0.0
August 22
77 59 0.92 0.0
August 23
61 53 0.13 0.0
August 24
62 49 0.02 0.0
August 25
70 53 0.00 0.0
August 26
66 55 0.11 0.0
August 27
74 50 0.00 0.0
August 28
83 52 0.00 0.0
August 29
89 54 0.00 0.0
August 30
88 59 0.00 0.0
August 31
74 66 0.01 0.0
September 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
66 45 0.02 0.0
September 2
66 37 0.00 0.0
September 3
68 43 0.00 0.0
September 4
69 49 0.09 0.0
September 5
75 48 0.00 0.0
September 6
77 50 0.28 0.0
September 7
79 49 0.00 0.0
September 8
63 38 0.00 0.0
September 9
69 41 0.00 0.0
September 10
71 58 0.00 0.0
September 11
76 54 0.00 0.0
September 12
71 51 0.00 0.0
September 13
68 59 1.33 0.0
September 14
66 39 0.00 0.0
September 15
75 41 0.00 0.0
September 16
71 47 0.00 0.0
September 17
81 44 0.00 0.0
September 18
75 46 0.00 0.0
September 19
81 51 0.00 0.0
September 20
90 66 0.08 0.0
September 21
67 39 0.12 0.0
September 22
62 38 0.00 0.0
September 23
69 43 0.00 0.0
September 24
70 47 0.00 0.0
September 25
61 44 0.00 0.0
September 26
48 38 0.08 0.0
September 27
56 38 0.00 0.0
September 28
63 39 0.02 0.0
September 29
52 28 0.00 0.0
September 30
51 29 0.00 0.0
October 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
73 35 0.00 0.0
October 2
77 43 0.00 0.0
October 3
75 47 0.00 0.0
October 4
71 35 0.00 0.0
October 5
73 36 0.00 0.0
October 6
61 35 0.88 0.0
October 7
53 33 0.00 0.0
October 8
70 39 0.00 0.0
October 9
53 29 0.00 0.0
October 10
58 34 0.05 0.0
October 11
66 47 0.09 0.0
October 12
57 31 0.00 0.0
October 13
54 32 0.00 0.0
October 14
70 36 0.00 0.0
October 15
47 23 0.00 0.0
October 16
49 28 0.00 0.0
October 17
55 24 0.00 0.0
October 18
31 18 0.06 2.0
October 19
31 11 0.00 0.0
October 20
41 14 0.00 0.0
October 21
40 32 0.16 0.0
October 22
45 38 0.00 0.0
October 23
39 32 0.00 0.0
October 24
46 19 0.00 0.0
October 25
52 20 0.00 0.0
October 26
60 32 0.00 0.0
October 27
64 39 0.00 0.0
October 28
46 27 0.00 0.0
October 29
37 20 0.00 0.0
October 30
45 30 0.05 0.0
October 31
42 31 0.58 0.0
November 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
36 30 0.00 0.0
November 2
37 31 0.93 0.0
November 3
36 33 0.01 0.0
November 4
41 29 0.00 0.0
November 5
47 31 0.00 0.0
November 6
58 36 0.00 0.0
November 7
41 29 0.00 0.0
November 8
38 23 0.00 0.0
November 9
46 28 0.00 0.0
November 10
41 33 0.00 0.0
November 11
44 23 0.00 0.0
November 12
31 27 0.00 0.0
November 13
31 22 0.02 0.0
November 14
25 14 0.00 0.0
November 15
35 14 0.00 0.0
November 16
37 20 0.00 0.0
November 17
31 22 0.00 0.0
November 18
32 24 0.01 0.0
November 19
30 25 0.02 0.0
November 20
33 27 0.00 0.0
November 21
31 27 0.00 0.0
November 22
32 25 0.01 0.0
November 23
33 22 0.00 0.0
November 24
39 22 0.00 0.0
November 25
44 24 0.00 0.0
November 26
34 19 0.00 0.0
November 27
32 24 0.06 1.0
November 28
27 5 0.00 0.0
November 29
26 5 0.00 0.0
November 30
35 11 0.00 0.0
December 1972 Brookings Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
30 17 0.00 0.0
December 2
27 13 0.00 0.0
December 3
15 -5 0.00 0.0
December 4
3 -4 0.00 0.0
December 5
3 -3 0.04 1.0
December 6
2 -22 0.00 0.0
December 7
-4 -21 0.00 0.0
December 8
5 -6 0.00 0.0
December 9
-1 -14 0.00 0.0
December 10
0 -13 0.00 0.0
December 11
4 -9 0.00 0.0
December 12
24 -3 0.00 0.0
December 13
16 -9 0.00 0.0
December 14
16 -11 0.00 0.0
December 15
17 -6 0.00 0.0
December 16
9 -15 0.00 0.0
December 17
14 -12 0.00 0.0
December 18
25 10 0.00 0.0
December 19
33 11 0.00 0.0
December 20
25 17 0.00 0.0
December 21
32 18 0.00 0.0
December 22
28 18 0.00 0.0
December 23
50 22 0.00 0.0
December 24
23 n/a 0.00 0.0
December 25
29 11 0.00 0.0
December 26
29 13 0.00 0.0
December 27
36 14 0.00 0.0
December 28
45 19 0.00 0.0
December 29
42 24 0.25 1.0
December 30
35 28 0.15 0.0
December 31
32 1 0.15 4.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Brookings 2 NE location