Philadelphia Weather in 1972

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 26
Lowest temperature	6 °F	January 16
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 23
Lowest daily high	16 °F	January 16
Most daily precipitation	3.1 inches	November 8
Most daily snow	3.5 inches	February 19
Total annual precipitation	49.6 inches	-
Total annual snow	12.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Philadelphia in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 was 96 °F which happened on August 26.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 26
2	95 °F	Aug 25
2	95 °F	Jul 23
4	94 °F	Jul 21
4	94 °F	Jul 20
6	93 °F	Aug 24
6	93 °F	Jul 22
6	93 °F	Jul 19
9	92 °F	Aug 14
9	92 °F	Jul 24
9	92 °F	Jul 15

What was the coldest temperature in Philadelphia in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 was 6 °F which happened on Jan 16.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	6 °F	January 16
2	10 °F	January 29
2	10 °F	January 17
4	11 °F	February 21
4	11 °F	February 8
6	12 °F	January 15
7	13 °F	February 23
7	13 °F	February 9
9	14 °F	February 20
10	15 °F	February 5

January 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	37	21	0.00	0.0
January 2	42	34	0.57	0.1
January 3	46	28	0.00	0.0
January 4	44	33	0.28	0.0
January 5	41	24	0.35	0.0
January 6	29	20	0.00	0.0
January 7	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 8	38	27	0.00	0.0
January 9	44	26	0.54	0.0
January 10	50	44	0.00	0.0
January 11	53	47	0.03	0.0
January 12	52	37	0.00	0.0
January 13	63	39	0.06	0.0
January 14	62	32	0.01	0.0
January 15	32	12	0.00	0.0
January 16	16	6	0.00	0.0
January 17	33	10	0.00	0.0
January 18	47	26	0.00	0.0
January 19	58	32	0.00	0.0
January 20	43	29	0.08	0.1
January 21	46	38	0.00	0.0
January 22	47	35	0.01	0.0
January 23	54	43	0.00	0.0
January 24	54	43	0.04	0.0
January 25	55	28	0.07	0.0
January 26	35	24	0.00	0.0
January 27	29	22	0.09	1.2
January 28	34	20	0.21	1.8
January 29	32	10	0.00	0.0
January 30	34	27	0.00	0.0
January 31	27	16	0.00	0.0

February 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	38	16	0.00	0.0
February 2	34	32	0.08	0.7
February 3	52	34	1.27	0.0
February 4	41	21	0.00	0.0
February 5	27	15	0.00	0.0
February 6	37	19	0.14	0.0
February 7	36	18	0.00	0.0
February 8	24	11	0.00	0.0
February 9	29	13	0.00	0.0
February 10	34	20	0.00	0.0
February 11	34	20	0.00	0.0
February 12	43	20	0.00	0.0
February 13	53	36	1.10	0.0
February 14	48	33	0.02	0.0
February 15	54	29	0.00	0.0
February 16	44	32	0.00	0.0
February 17	35	31	0.12	1.4
February 18	40	32	0.01	0.0
February 19	40	31	1.56	3.5
February 20	31	14	0.02	0.2
February 21	38	11	0.00	0.0
February 22	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 23	27	13	0.31	2.4
February 24	38	27	0.00	0.0
February 25	46	34	0.00	0.0
February 26	40	32	0.46	0.0
February 27	41	27	0.00	0.0
February 28	50	34	0.00	0.0
February 29	69	39	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	76	45	0.00	0.0
March 2	77	59	0.00	0.0
March 3	64	25	1.00	0.0
March 4	37	19	0.00	0.0
March 5	43	26	0.02	0.2
March 6	35	23	0.00	0.0
March 7	60	31	0.00	0.0
March 8	54	28	0.05	0.0
March 9	33	20	0.00	0.0
March 10	35	24	0.01	0.1
March 11	40	20	0.00	0.0
March 12	49	32	0.03	0.0
March 13	47	40	0.00	0.0
March 14	40	36	0.33	0.0
March 15	46	33	0.01	0.0
March 16	56	32	0.13	0.0
March 17	55	44	0.75	0.0
March 18	52	42	0.00	0.0
March 19	48	35	0.00	0.0
March 20	47	30	0.00	0.0
March 21	51	33	0.00	0.0
March 22	57	41	0.36	0.0
March 23	42	33	0.00	0.0
March 24	39	30	0.00	0.0
March 25	42	25	0.00	0.0
March 26	46	26	0.00	0.0
March 27	51	28	0.00	0.0
March 28	49	29	0.00	0.0
March 29	55	31	0.00	0.0
March 30	48	41	0.00	0.0
March 31	47	41	0.00	0.0

April 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	60	39	0.00	0.0
April 2	52	38	0.02	0.0
April 3	50	34	0.00	0.0
April 4	47	35	0.36	0.0
April 5	55	30	0.00	0.0
April 6	65	40	0.00	0.0
April 7	54	28	0.25	0.0
April 8	40	25	0.07	0.4
April 9	50	27	0.00	0.0
April 10	59	33	0.00	0.0
April 11	64	39	0.09	0.0
April 12	62	41	0.00	0.0
April 13	56	42	0.56	0.0
April 14	64	50	0.00	0.0
April 15	50	46	0.89	0.0
April 16	58	45	0.77	0.0
April 17	70	45	0.18	0.0
April 18	70	44	0.00	0.0
April 19	81	48	0.00	0.0
April 20	72	44	0.02	0.0
April 21	64	39	0.00	0.0
April 22	53	45	0.48	0.0
April 23	66	41	0.12	0.0
April 24	57	46	0.27	0.0
April 25	56	43	0.00	0.0
April 26	58	36	0.00	0.0
April 27	57	39	0.00	0.0
April 28	62	40	0.00	0.0
April 29	72	43	0.00	0.0
April 30	71	44	0.00	0.0

May 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	78	52	0.06
May 2	76	60	0.02
May 3	74	64	0.66
May 4	68	58	0.04
May 5	64	50	0.00
May 6	72	46	0.00
May 7	83	57	0.00
May 8	76	54	0.16
May 9	54	48	1.02
May 10	61	47	0.01
May 11	70	42	0.00
May 12	75	50	0.00
May 13	77	51	0.00
May 14	66	61	1.40
May 15	72	61	0.42
May 16	77	58	0.00
May 17	79	61	0.06
May 18	74	56	0.00
May 19	73	58	0.06
May 20	65	57	0.18
May 21	75	61	0.00
May 22	75	57	0.00
May 23	79	54	0.00
May 24	84	51	0.00
May 25	64	47	0.00
May 26	65	45	0.00
May 27	74	44	0.00
May 28	78	47	0.00
May 29	78	50	0.00
May 30	81	61	0.00
May 31	80	67	0.02

June 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	72	56	0.00
June 2	78	51	0.41
June 3	84	60	0.00
June 4	86	64	0.05
June 5	81	62	0.00
June 6	74	60	0.05
June 7	79	58	0.00
June 8	84	54	0.00
June 9	86	65	0.00
June 10	73	50	0.01
June 11	69	44	0.00
June 12	79	50	0.00
June 13	68	63	0.26
June 14	77	66	0.09
June 15	86	68	0.00
June 16	82	68	0.04
June 17	77	68	0.01
June 18	71	66	0.63
June 19	82	68	0.01
June 20	83	66	0.02
June 21	82	70	0.92
June 22	72	58	2.35
June 23	58	52	0.19
June 24	69	55	0.02
June 25	70	58	0.39
June 26	75	60	0.00
June 27	80	60	0.00
June 28	81	61	0.00
June 29	70	66	0.08
June 30	80	65	0.26

July 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	64	0.00
July 2	89	68	0.00
July 3	89	72	0.00
July 4	79	63	0.00
July 5	70	60	0.24
July 6	74	57	0.00
July 7	78	59	0.00
July 8	81	59	0.11
July 9	81	59	0.00
July 10	86	64	0.00
July 11	88	68	0.00
July 12	86	69	0.00
July 13	79	70	2.14
July 14	90	72	0.00
July 15	92	74	0.00
July 16	90	74	0.01
July 17	89	73	0.00
July 18	90	75	0.00
July 19	93	77	0.00
July 20	94	75	0.03
July 21	94	74	0.00
July 22	93	78	0.00
July 23	95	78	0.00
July 24	92	77	0.00
July 25	91	71	0.05
July 26	82	63	0.00
July 27	81	69	0.00
July 28	83	68	0.00
July 29	82	62	0.00
July 30	80	67	0.00
July 31	76	68	0.04

August 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	88	66	0.00
August 2	89	69	0.00
August 3	89	71	0.00
August 4	84	71	0.00
August 5	80	62	0.00
August 6	82	58	0.00
August 7	86	70	0.00
August 8	85	71	0.00
August 9	89	68	0.00
August 10	79	58	0.00
August 11	81	55	0.00
August 12	82	62	0.00
August 13	83	69	0.00
August 14	92	65	0.00
August 15	77	63	0.00
August 16	78	60	0.00
August 17	70	62	0.00
August 18	87	66	0.00
August 19	88	70	0.00
August 20	87	64	0.00
August 21	87	61	0.00
August 22	86	64	0.00
August 23	91	65	0.00
August 24	93	72	0.00
August 25	95	74	0.00
August 26	96	71	2.52
August 27	91	72	1.22
August 28	83	69	0.02
August 29	87	67	0.00
August 30	86	70	0.00
August 31	85	66	0.00

September 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	82	64	0.00
September 2	74	67	0.40
September 3	84	68	0.00
September 4	76	61	0.00
September 5	71	57	0.00
September 6	80	56	0.00
September 7	82	58	0.00
September 8	83	59	0.00
September 9	83	61	0.12
September 10	74	55	0.00
September 11	76	53	0.00
September 12	72	64	0.12
September 13	84	66	0.06
September 14	89	66	0.04
September 15	77	60	0.00
September 16	83	61	0.00
September 17	90	67	0.00
September 18	80	70	0.06
September 19	81	64	0.04
September 20	64	59	0.00
September 21	64	58	0.00
September 22	79	58	0.00
September 23	70	48	0.00
September 24	69	50	0.00
September 25	78	64	0.00
September 26	88	67	0.00
September 27	80	70	0.04
September 28	71	61	0.00
September 29	69	61	0.02
September 30	71	52	0.22

October 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	63	43	0.00
October 2	69	44	0.00
October 3	73	46	0.00
October 4	73	51	0.00
October 5	72	58	0.02
October 6	72	64	0.76
October 7	66	54	1.06
October 8	72	47	0.00
October 9	60	41	0.00
October 10	58	38	0.00
October 11	63	38	0.00
October 12	67	52	0.02
October 13	59	43	0.00
October 14	68	41	0.00
October 15	61	39	0.00
October 16	58	40	0.00
October 17	73	46	0.00
October 18	49	40	0.16
October 19	40	37	0.66
October 20	47	29	0.00
October 21	53	30	0.00
October 22	57	45	0.00
October 23	68	44	0.02
October 24	70	53	0.00
October 25	54	39	0.00
October 26	55	34	0.00
October 27	62	36	0.00
October 28	66	54	1.07
October 29	67	50	0.00
October 30	55	38	0.00
October 31	45	34	0.00

November 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	50	40	0.04
November 2	64	49	0.02
November 3	69	52	0.02
November 4	60	47	0.48
November 5	55	41	0.00
November 6	55	38	0.00
November 7	62	38	0.00
November 8	61	48	3.07
November 9	53	45	0.03
November 10	55	39	0.00
November 11	52	42	0.01
November 12	56	45	0.00
November 13	57	41	0.00
November 14	50	40	2.64
November 15	41	31	0.01
November 16	42	25	0.00
November 17	44	32	0.00
November 18	48	30	0.00
November 19	44	34	0.82
November 20	46	33	0.48
November 21	42	27	0.00
November 22	36	25	0.00
November 23	37	24	0.00
November 24	45	29	0.00
November 25	45	26	0.23
November 26	59	42	0.24
November 27	51	39	0.00
November 28	56	36	0.01
November 29	45	28	0.00
November 30	38	32	0.96

December 1972 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	46	35	0.01
December 2	51	35	0.00
December 3	61	34	0.00
December 4	47	37	0.00
December 5	48	36	0.00
December 6	62	40	0.88
December 7	40	29	0.00
December 8	50	28	1.22
December 9	49	43	0.06
December 10	51	40	0.56
December 11	41	29	0.00
December 12	37	29	0.12
December 13	55	35	0.02
December 14	43	33	0.00
December 15	45	35	0.70
December 16	40	23	0.00
December 17	28	20	0.00
December 18	37	21	0.00
December 19	46	27	0.03
December 20	45	39	0.09
December 21	42	39	0.34
December 22	46	40	0.53
December 23	44	40	0.28
December 24	40	34	0.01
December 25	43	39	0.00
December 26	42	40	0.03
December 27	42	35	0.00
December 28	47	31	0.00
December 29	37	29	0.00
December 30	48	34	0.20
December 31	62	48	0.12

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1941–2024	Philadelphia International Airport	location
1916–1940	Philadelphia Naval Yard	location
1894–1915	Drexel University	location