Chapel Hill Weather in 1972

Historical record of Chapel Hill, North Carolina weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Chapel Hill Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 24
Lowest temperature	4 °F	January 17
Highest daily low	75 °F	July 24
Lowest daily high	18 °F	January 17
Most daily precipitation	2.4 inches	June 21
Most daily snow	2.0 inches	March 26
Total annual precipitation	52.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	2.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1972 was 96 °F which happened on July 24.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 24
2	95 °F	Jul 25
2	95 °F	Jul 22
4	94 °F	Jul 23
5	92 °F	Aug 5
5	92 °F	Jul 26
7	91 °F	Aug 4
7	91 °F	Jul 28
7	91 °F	Jul 27
7	91 °F	Jul 21
7	91 °F	Jul 15

What was the coldest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1972 was 4 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	4 °F	January 17
1	4 °F	January 16
3	11 °F	January 18
4	14 °F	December 18
5	16 °F	February 5
6	18 °F	December 19
6	18 °F	December 17
6	18 °F	February 8
9	19 °F	February 9
10	20 °F	February 10
10	20 °F	February 6
10	20 °F	February 2
10	20 °F	February 1

January 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	59	32	0.00
January 2	47	32	0.00
January 3	52	28	0.00
January 4	54	28	0.00
January 5	62	44	0.23
January 6	61	27	0.00
January 7	42	24	0.00
January 8	53	26	0.00
January 9	50	30	0.00
January 10	59	31	0.29
January 11	58	56	0.60
January 12	57	45	0.14
January 13	66	44	0.24
January 14	70	51	0.15
January 15	52	32	0.00
January 16	40	4	0.00
January 17	18	4	0.00
January 18	39	11	0.00
January 19	59	23	0.00
January 20	67	40	0.00
January 21	66	40	0.37
January 22	63	44	0.04
January 23	47	43	0.02
January 24	64	46	0.00
January 25	70	49	0.00
January 26	59	27	0.00
January 27	55	27	0.00
January 28	56	29	0.00
January 29	60	32	0.00
January 30	51	n/a	0.01
January 31	48	28	0.03

February 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	45	20	0.00	0.0
February 2	46	20	1.33	0.0
February 3	39	35	0.11	0.0
February 4	39	27	0.38	0.0
February 5	35	16	0.00	0.0
February 6	42	20	0.00	0.0
February 7	52	33	0.02	0.0
February 8	51	18	0.00	0.0
February 9	38	19	0.00	0.0
February 10	41	20	0.00	0.0
February 11	42	23	0.00	0.0
February 12	51	29	0.00	0.0
February 13	56	34	1.35	0.0
February 14	55	38	0.00	0.0
February 15	58	37	0.00	0.0
February 16	67	35	0.00	0.0
February 17	50	36	0.03	0.0
February 18	39	35	0.03	0.0
February 19	37	29	0.54	0.5
February 20	33	23	0.00	0.0
February 21	38	23	0.00	0.0
February 22	55	25	0.02	0.0
February 23	59	27	0.00	0.0
February 24	42	28	0.14	0.0
February 25	58	41	0.00	0.0
February 26	59	46	0.50	0.0
February 27	68	32	0.01	0.0
February 28	52	32	0.00	0.0
February 29	72	38	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	78	46	0.00	0.0
March 2	75	53	0.00	0.0
March 3	79	56	0.01	0.0
March 4	64	33	0.02	0.0
March 5	43	33	0.02	0.0
March 6	53	29	0.01	0.0
March 7	50	33	0.00	0.0
March 8	66	40	0.00	0.0
March 9	61	31	0.05	0.0
March 10	48	29	0.00	0.0
March 11	52	27	0.00	0.0
March 12	55	31	0.00	0.0
March 13	74	42	0.00	0.0
March 14	80	50	0.01	0.0
March 15	69	34	0.00	0.0
March 16	68	37	0.00	0.0
March 17	76	48	0.54	0.0
March 18	59	34	0.01	0.0
March 19	60	39	0.00	0.0
March 20	65	38	0.00	0.0
March 21	66	43	0.00	0.0
March 22	74	48	0.53	0.0
March 23	68	35	0.00	0.0
March 24	51	29	0.00	0.0
March 25	50	26	0.00	0.0
March 26	40	26	0.23	2.0
March 27	53	32	0.00	0.0
March 28	57	39	0.02	0.0
March 29	56	45	0.00	0.0
March 30	54	45	0.04	0.0
March 31	59	40	0.35	0.0

April 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	45	36	0.23
April 2	59	36	0.05
April 3	53	30	0.00
April 4	67	38	0.00
April 5	72	31	0.11
April 6	64	40	0.00
April 7	74	47	0.00
April 8	81	32	0.61
April 9	43	25	0.00
April 10	54	29	0.00
April 11	66	47	0.00
April 12	71	54	0.24
April 13	59	53	0.20
April 14	82	57	0.00
April 15	78	56	0.02
April 16	89	58	0.00
April 17	87	53	0.00
April 18	77	42	0.00
April 19	79	50	0.00
April 20	79	58	0.00
April 21	84	51	0.03
April 22	53	48	0.32
April 23	53	47	0.50
April 24	77	47	0.00
April 25	77	45	0.38
April 26	61	40	0.07
April 27	63	32	0.00
April 28	70	39	0.00
April 29	76	51	0.00
April 30	76	49	0.00

May 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	78	50	0.00
May 2	77	53	0.00
May 3	82	58	0.33
May 4	69	53	1.42
May 5	75	46	0.00
May 6	74	43	0.00
May 7	77	47	0.00
May 8	77	54	0.00
May 9	68	57	0.68
May 10	79	54	0.13
May 11	67	40	0.00
May 12	70	43	0.00
May 13	77	48	0.00
May 14	74	59	0.71
May 15	73	57	0.12
May 16	78	53	2.00
May 17	79	56	0.40
May 18	78	57	0.00
May 19	77	59	0.00
May 20	67	61	0.00
May 21	70	61	0.00
May 22	68	59	0.13
May 23	68	60	0.92
May 24	67	56	0.09
May 25	72	59	0.46
May 26	72	50	0.00
May 27	67	51	0.00
May 28	69	52	0.00
May 29	75	56	0.00
May 30	77	60	0.03
May 31	79	64	0.20

June 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	79	48	0.00
June 2	72	48	0.00
June 3	79	54	0.00
June 4	84	56	0.00
June 5	86	61	0.00
June 6	87	60	0.00
June 7	88	59	0.00
June 8	79	49	0.00
June 9	82	57	0.00
June 10	85	66	0.00
June 11	76	45	0.00
June 12	72	42	0.00
June 13	79	51	0.00
June 14	82	62	0.00
June 15	85	61	0.00
June 16	86	63	0.00
June 17	88	67	0.00
June 18	86	70	0.36
June 19	86	67	0.01
June 20	83	69	0.39
June 21	75	70	2.39
June 22	76	58	0.92
June 23	76	56	0.00
June 24	71	53	0.00
June 25	74	57	0.00
June 26	83	57	0.00
June 27	83	58	0.00
June 28	85	62	0.00
June 29	85	67	0.44
June 30	84	61	0.19

July 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	63	0.00
July 2	88	65	0.00
July 3	89	69	0.00
July 4	90	64	0.00
July 5	86	68	0.21
July 6	75	59	0.02
July 7	76	57	0.00
July 8	78	54	0.00
July 9	83	58	0.00
July 10	85	58	0.00
July 11	84	64	0.00
July 12	77	69	0.38
July 13	84	70	0.53
July 14	88	69	0.00
July 15	91	67	0.00
July 16	87	67	0.34
July 17	89	69	0.00
July 18	87	69	0.22
July 19	90	70	0.00
July 20	88	69	0.00
July 21	91	70	0.00
July 22	95	74	0.00
July 23	94	74	0.00
July 24	96	75	0.00
July 25	95	74	0.00
July 26	92	72	0.02
July 27	91	72	0.00
July 28	91	71	0.00
July 29	84	70	0.70
July 30	86	68	1.20
July 31	87	67	0.58

August 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	66	0.05
August 2	87	67	0.94
August 3	87	69	0.00
August 4	91	71	0.00
August 5	92	62	0.61
August 6	78	63	0.00
August 7	79	64	0.00
August 8	89	66	0.12
August 9	87	67	0.00
August 10	90	68	0.01
August 11	79	57	0.00
August 12	80	61	0.00
August 13	84	64	0.00
August 14	83	69	1.75
August 15	85	67	0.00
August 16	90	64	0.00
August 17	77	64	0.00
August 18	84	67	0.20
August 19	90	69	0.00
August 20	90	66	0.09
August 21	80	61	0.00
August 22	82	57	0.00
August 23	85	62	0.00
August 24	87	65	0.00
August 25	90	67	0.00
August 26	88	69	0.00
August 27	87	70	0.00
August 28	87	70	0.14
August 29	82	65	0.11
August 30	81	61	0.00
August 31	86	62	0.00

September 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	84	64	0.01
September 2	68	63	0.13
September 3	82	60	0.00
September 4	87	64	0.00
September 5	88	62	0.33
September 6	63	53	0.84
September 7	76	52	0.00
September 8	79	52	0.00
September 9	84	56	0.00
September 10	85	60	0.00
September 11	75	47	0.00
September 12	79	49	0.00
September 13	85	58	0.00
September 14	88	60	0.00
September 15	89	66	0.00
September 16	84	64	0.00
September 17	87	67	0.00
September 18	89	67	0.84
September 19	83	64	0.00
September 20	88	60	0.00
September 21	67	57	0.11
September 22	64	57	0.13
September 23	81	60	0.00
September 24	76	56	0.00
September 25	79	56	0.00
September 26	83	60	0.00
September 27	84	62	0.00
September 28	85	67	0.14
September 29	75	68	0.49
September 30	82	68	1.15

October 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	43	0.00
October 2	66	41	0.00
October 3	69	43	0.00
October 4	73	46	0.00
October 5	75	59	0.10
October 6	68	60	1.20
October 7	72	58	0.15
October 8	72	45	0.00
October 9	73	46	0.00
October 10	72	44	0.00
October 11	63	37	0.00
October 12	68	38	0.00
October 13	77	43	0.00
October 14	77	55	0.00
October 15	75	55	0.00
October 16	71	44	0.00
October 17	68	48	0.09
October 18	81	51	0.00
October 19	58	47	0.00
October 20	49	30	0.28
October 21	51	26	0.00
October 22	58	26	0.00
October 23	68	35	0.00
October 24	75	51	0.04
October 25	68	54	0.01
October 26	59	44	0.00
October 27	63	38	0.00
October 28	59	39	0.87
October 29	62	53	0.32
October 30	72	41	0.00
October 31	66	46	0.00

November 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	61	49	0.00
November 2	65	46	0.00
November 3	78	54	0.00
November 4	80	59	0.00
November 5	70	48	0.00
November 6	63	36	0.00
November 7	60	35	0.00
November 8	68	41	1.67
November 9	63	38	0.00
November 10	66	40	0.00
November 11	65	42	0.08
November 12	69	45	0.00
November 13	62	36	0.00
November 14	69	45	0.85
November 15	76	42	0.00
November 16	53	30	0.00
November 17	45	32	1.59
November 18	44	29	0.00
November 19	54	30	0.03
November 20	46	40	0.92
November 21	60	38	0.00
November 22	49	28	0.00
November 23	46	25	0.00
November 24	43	21	0.00
November 25	49	24	0.00
November 26	59	27	1.08
November 27	52	31	0.00
November 28	59	33	0.00
November 29	66	37	0.00
November 30	50	34	0.55

December 1972 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	39	35	0.21
December 2	51	34	0.00
December 3	62	32	0.00
December 4	65	32	0.00
December 5	69	34	0.00
December 6	72	49	0.10
December 7	68	39	0.17
December 8	47	36	0.00
December 9	45	37	0.18
December 10	63	45	0.03
December 11	75	51	0.00
December 12	52	37	0.10
December 13	47	38	0.02
December 14	60	43	1.52
December 15	43	39	0.48
December 16	42	31	1.90
December 17	38	18	0.00
December 18	33	14	0.00
December 19	49	18	0.00
December 20	60	27	0.02
December 21	64	41	0.00
December 22	57	44	1.31
December 23	53	44	0.37
December 24	50	41	0.00
December 25	46	43	0.01
December 26	52	34	0.00
December 27	49	32	0.04
December 28	49	34	0.00
December 29	59	30	0.00
December 30	51	36	0.00
December 31	59	43	0.30

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1891–2024	Chapel Hill 2W	location