Louisville Weather in 1972

Historical record of Louisville, Kentucky weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Louisville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	94 °F	August 19
Lowest temperature	-7 °F	January 16
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 18
Lowest daily high	13 °F	January 15
Most daily precipitation	2.4 inches	May 8
Most daily snow	1.4 inches	November 28
Total annual precipitation	49.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	10.4 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Louisville in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1972 was 94 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Louisville in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	94 °F	Aug 19
1	94 °F	Aug 18
1	94 °F	Jul 23
1	94 °F	Jul 21
5	93 °F	Jul 24
5	93 °F	Jul 20
5	93 °F	Jul 13
5	93 °F	Jul 1
9	92 °F	Aug 17
9	92 °F	Jul 25
9	92 °F	Jul 22
9	92 °F	Jul 19
9	92 °F	Jul 18
9	92 °F	Jul 14

What was the coldest temperature in Louisville in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1972 was -7 °F which happened on Jan 16.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Louisville in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-7 °F	January 16
2	-5 °F	January 15
3	7 °F	December 17
4	10 °F	February 5
5	11 °F	February 8
5	11 °F	February 4
5	11 °F	January 31
8	12 °F	December 16
9	13 °F	January 14
10	14 °F	January 6

January 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	45	25	0.02	0.0
January 2	46	29	0.23	0.0
January 3	52	24	0.00	0.0
January 4	49	27	0.81	0.1
January 5	27	16	0.02	0.2
January 6	31	14	0.00	0.0
January 7	45	27	0.00	0.0
January 8	49	22	0.05	0.0
January 9	50	41	0.44	0.0
January 10	54	43	0.00	0.0
January 11	51	35	0.00	0.0
January 12	59	27	0.00	0.0
January 13	64	27	0.09	0.1
January 14	32	13	0.00	0.0
January 15	13	-5	0.00	0.0
January 16	16	-7	0.00	0.0
January 17	44	15	0.00	0.0
January 18	55	37	0.05	0.0
January 19	56	47	0.00	0.0
January 20	61	47	0.30	0.0
January 21	47	40	0.00	0.0
January 22	64	45	0.00	0.0
January 23	60	41	0.00	0.0
January 24	70	43	0.04	0.0
January 25	43	19	0.00	0.0
January 26	42	17	0.00	0.0
January 27	31	24	0.80	1.1
January 28	32	21	0.01	0.0
January 29	27	21	0.01	0.1
January 30	29	16	0.00	0.0
January 31	36	11	0.00	0.0

February 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	39	22	0.00	0.0
February 2	40	33	0.01	0.0
February 3	40	18	0.30	1.4
February 4	21	11	0.00	0.0
February 5	37	10	0.00	0.0
February 6	38	26	0.29	1.3
February 7	26	16	0.00	0.0
February 8	28	11	0.01	0.1
February 9	29	19	0.01	0.1
February 10	36	17	0.00	0.0
February 11	51	24	0.00	0.0
February 12	46	31	0.49	0.0
February 13	41	32	0.03	0.0
February 14	61	26	0.00	0.0
February 15	52	30	0.04	0.0
February 16	45	21	0.00	0.0
February 17	53	27	0.06	0.0
February 18	43	28	0.01	0.1
February 19	33	22	0.04	0.4
February 20	40	21	0.00	0.0
February 21	61	26	0.02	0.0
February 22	50	30	0.00	0.0
February 23	46	29	0.99	0.0
February 24	46	33	0.77	0.0
February 25	44	31	0.86	0.0
February 26	40	28	0.01	0.0
February 27	54	27	0.00	0.0
February 28	70	37	0.00	0.0
February 29	77	47	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	64	57	0.53	0.0
March 2	62	28	1.02	1.2
March 3	32	23	0.00	0.0
March 4	44	26	0.10	0.0
March 5	35	25	0.00	0.0
March 6	53	21	0.00	0.0
March 7	56	43	0.11	0.0
March 8	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 9	48	20	0.00	0.0
March 10	44	29	0.00	0.0
March 11	75	30	0.00	0.0
March 12	78	57	0.00	0.0
March 13	66	39	0.26	0.0
March 14	54	36	0.00	0.0
March 15	55	31	0.22	0.0
March 16	61	47	0.83	0.0
March 17	52	40	0.00	0.0
March 18	58	38	0.00	0.0
March 19	59	31	0.00	0.0
March 20	74	39	0.00	0.0
March 21	68	51	0.43	0.0
March 22	53	40	0.02	0.0
March 23	42	30	0.00	0.0
March 24	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 25	45	32	0.00	0.0
March 26	55	27	0.01	0.0
March 27	51	40	0.36	0.0
March 28	57	44	0.06	0.0
March 29	53	37	0.12	0.0
March 30	53	35	0.00	0.0
March 31	61	32	0.00	0.0

April 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	46	37	0.03
April 2	44	33	0.00
April 3	57	29	0.47
April 4	56	40	0.10
April 5	65	31	0.00
April 6	76	40	0.00
April 7	70	29	0.21
April 8	43	24	0.00
April 9	54	26	0.00
April 10	72	42	0.08
April 11	70	54	1.15
April 12	79	60	0.52
April 13	82	68	0.21
April 14	71	62	0.79
April 15	68	61	1.02
April 16	71	54	1.20
April 17	70	47	0.00
April 18	80	45	0.00
April 19	83	62	0.46
April 20	73	55	0.76
April 21	66	51	1.36
April 22	67	55	0.00
April 23	69	51	0.00
April 24	62	45	0.00
April 25	57	41	0.00
April 26	62	38	0.00
April 27	69	38	0.00
April 28	72	51	0.00
April 29	65	54	0.12
April 30	79	49	0.00

May 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	59	0.35
May 2	75	60	0.00
May 3	68	49	0.00
May 4	70	50	0.05
May 5	74	45	0.00
May 6	81	51	0.00
May 7	75	59	0.14
May 8	69	58	2.35
May 9	59	48	0.00
May 10	64	41	0.00
May 11	71	47	0.00
May 12	77	47	0.00
May 13	67	60	0.79
May 14	73	56	0.00
May 15	73	57	0.00
May 16	75	55	0.07
May 17	76	52	0.00
May 18	80	54	0.00
May 19	81	58	0.00
May 20	81	59	0.00
May 21	83	54	0.00
May 22	85	59	0.00
May 23	83	61	0.02
May 24	84	59	0.00
May 25	87	59	0.12
May 26	87	62	0.00
May 27	81	63	0.00
May 28	83	53	0.00
May 29	81	62	0.11
May 30	77	53	0.46
May 31	65	45	0.00

June 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	73	45	0.00
June 2	79	50	0.00
June 3	86	57	0.20
June 4	88	68	0.00
June 5	86	68	0.00
June 6	82	68	0.10
June 7	79	60	0.00
June 8	81	54	0.00
June 9	88	64	0.26
June 10	69	54	0.11
June 11	72	47	0.00
June 12	81	50	0.00
June 13	86	70	0.02
June 14	91	70	0.00
June 15	83	67	0.26
June 16	82	61	0.00
June 17	81	62	0.00
June 18	85	62	0.00
June 19	90	65	0.00
June 20	82	68	0.00
June 21	74	60	0.00
June 22	72	54	0.00
June 23	77	47	0.00
June 24	77	53	0.00
June 25	80	54	0.00
June 26	84	56	0.00
June 27	88	60	0.00
June 28	79	68	0.08
June 29	83	64	0.05
June 30	86	63	0.00

July 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	68	0.00
July 2	82	71	0.73
July 3	85	70	0.01
July 4	73	62	0.06
July 5	76	60	0.00
July 6	75	54	0.00
July 7	80	50	0.00
July 8	85	56	0.00
July 9	87	66	0.03
July 10	90	69	0.00
July 11	90	69	0.00
July 12	89	65	0.11
July 13	93	67	0.00
July 14	92	71	0.00
July 15	81	71	1.10
July 16	82	70	0.28
July 17	88	72	0.00
July 18	92	72	0.03
July 19	92	73	0.00
July 20	93	74	0.00
July 21	94	75	0.23
July 22	92	75	0.00
July 23	94	74	0.00
July 24	93	74	0.00
July 25	92	69	0.00
July 26	89	64	0.00
July 27	91	75	0.03
July 28	77	70	1.03
July 29	77	68	0.00
July 30	82	62	0.00
July 31	84	64	0.00

August 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	84	63	0.00
August 2	88	71	0.00
August 3	90	71	1.19
August 4	78	68	0.00
August 5	81	61	0.00
August 6	81	60	0.10
August 7	79	64	0.00
August 8	84	56	0.13
August 9	75	61	0.00
August 10	78	55	0.00
August 11	84	57	0.00
August 12	86	67	0.01
August 13	88	67	0.00
August 14	89	65	0.00
August 15	87	71	0.00
August 16	91	68	0.00
August 17	92	75	0.00
August 18	94	75	0.00
August 19	94	72	0.25
August 20	87	69	0.00
August 21	89	65	0.00
August 22	83	72	0.16
August 23	90	72	0.00
August 24	86	71	0.07
August 25	86	70	0.54
August 26	88	69	0.00
August 27	79	64	0.00
August 28	85	65	0.00
August 29	87	64	0.00
August 30	88	64	0.00
August 31	89	62	0.00

September 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	88	66	0.00
September 2	88	66	0.16
September 3	72	62	0.25
September 4	71	63	0.00
September 5	77	60	0.00
September 6	81	54	0.00
September 7	87	57	0.00
September 8	82	70	1.03
September 9	77	61	0.00
September 10	82	56	0.00
September 11	87	64	0.00
September 12	88	68	0.00
September 13	91	70	0.00
September 14	82	67	0.26
September 15	80	65	0.00
September 16	85	65	0.00
September 17	77	68	0.00
September 18	88	70	0.00
September 19	90	69	0.00
September 20	86	62	0.00
September 21	88	57	0.22
September 22	77	58	0.00
September 23	80	63	0.17
September 24	81	68	0.69
September 25	79	69	0.17
September 26	79	70	0.15
September 27	82	69	0.00
September 28	80	67	0.00
September 29	73	52	1.06
September 30	59	43	0.08

October 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	67	39	0.00
October 2	74	44	0.00
October 3	77	49	0.00
October 4	70	59	0.85
October 5	72	54	0.00
October 6	73	55	0.00
October 7	64	48	0.00
October 8	74	43	0.00
October 9	63	47	0.00
October 10	73	43	0.00
October 11	73	54	0.00
October 12	74	60	0.03
October 13	61	50	0.00
October 14	64	47	0.00
October 15	60	41	0.00
October 16	71	49	0.05
October 17	65	49	0.00
October 18	54	39	0.07
October 19	49	34	0.01
October 20	56	30	0.00
October 21	59	45	0.00
October 22	72	49	0.02
October 23	70	48	0.14
October 24	49	46	0.00
October 25	50	39	0.00
October 26	58	34	0.00
October 27	58	39	0.25
October 28	65	53	0.02
October 29	62	48	0.00
October 30	56	45	0.00
October 31	63	49	1.11

November 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	76	62	0.03	0.0
November 2	69	52	0.83	0.0
November 3	62	44	0.00	0.0
November 4	51	45	0.00	0.0
November 5	58	35	0.00	0.0
November 6	69	38	0.00	0.0
November 7	63	47	1.43	0.0
November 8	49	44	0.00	0.0
November 9	53	42	0.00	0.0
November 10	59	40	0.20	0.0
November 11	50	46	0.00	0.0
November 12	55	45	0.00	0.0
November 13	54	43	1.41	0.0
November 14	57	38	0.00	0.0
November 15	41	31	0.00	0.0
November 16	42	30	0.05	0.0
November 17	42	38	0.00	0.0
November 18	44	38	0.02	0.0
November 19	45	40	1.18	0.0
November 20	40	37	0.00	0.0
November 21	45	35	0.08	0.0
November 22	39	35	0.08	0.0
November 23	37	27	0.00	0.0
November 24	44	22	0.00	0.0
November 25	41	32	0.21	0.0
November 26	39	35	0.05	0.0
November 27	51	38	0.08	0.0
November 28	42	30	0.60	1.4
November 29	43	23	0.00	0.0
November 30	38	30	0.06	0.6

December 1972 Louisville Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	52	34	0.00	0.0
December 2	59	34	0.00	0.0
December 3	55	43	0.03	0.0
December 4	57	42	0.70	0.0
December 5	65	41	0.04	0.0
December 6	63	21	0.35	0.0
December 7	33	20	0.15	0.2
December 8	43	32	1.73	0.0
December 9	42	37	0.04	0.0
December 10	38	22	0.10	0.0
December 11	32	19	0.29	0.0
December 12	67	32	0.44	0.0
December 13	43	30	0.00	0.0
December 14	37	30	0.00	0.0
December 15	33	23	0.35	1.2
December 16	23	12	0.00	0.0
December 17	26	7	0.00	0.0
December 18	45	20	0.00	0.0
December 19	51	41	0.51	0.0
December 20	48	40	0.00	0.0
December 21	44	37	0.00	0.0
December 22	42	39	0.00	0.0
December 23	41	38	0.00	0.0
December 24	43	41	0.00	0.0
December 25	41	39	0.00	0.0
December 26	40	27	0.11	0.8
December 27	44	27	0.00	0.0
December 28	50	29	0.00	0.0
December 29	59	38	0.00	0.0
December 30	63	54	0.34	0.0
December 31	57	38	0.11	0.0

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