Tower Weather in 1972

Historical record of Tower, Minnesota weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.
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1972 Tower Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 89 °F May 18
Lowest temperature -44 °F January 15
Highest daily low 69 °F August 21
Lowest daily high -26 °F January 15
Most daily precipitation 2.0 inches August 16
Most daily snow 8.0 inches April 13
Total annual precipitation 31.0 inches -
Total annual snow 80.7 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Tower in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 89 °F May 18
2 86 °F Jul 31
2 86 °F Jun 8
2 86 °F May 19
5 85 °F Aug 30
5 85 °F Aug 21
5 85 °F Aug 20
5 85 °F Aug 17
5 85 °F Aug 13
5 85 °F Jun 9
5 85 °F Jun 3
5 85 °F May 27
5 85 °F May 26
5 85 °F May 25
5 85 °F May 20
Lowest Temperatures in Tower in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 -44 °F January 15
2 -41 °F January 16
3 -39 °F January 14
4 -37 °F February 8
5 -36 °F January 26
6 -35 °F December 10
7 -34 °F January 27
8 -33 °F January 25
9 -32 °F February 9
9 -32 °F January 21
January 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
29 14 0.01 1.0
January 2
25 12 0.00 0.0
January 3
22 -12 0.00 0.2
January 4
-1 -31 0.00 0.0
January 5
2 -25 0.00 0.0
January 6
7 -6 0.00 0.1
January 7
28 1 0.03 1.8
January 8
33 5 0.00 0.0
January 9
25 5 0.00 0.1
January 10
18 -6 0.06 5.0
January 11
18 0 0.00 0.3
January 12
10 -23 0.02 1.0
January 13
7 -22 0.40 3.5
January 14
-1 -39 0.00 0.0
January 15
-26 -44 0.01 0.4
January 16
-3 -41 0.00 0.0
January 17
26 -4 0.00 0.0
January 18
34 19 0.00 0.0
January 19
29 -22 0.00 0.0
January 20
-4 -19 0.00 0.3
January 21
2 -32 0.00 0.1
January 22
15 0 0.30 2.4
January 23
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
January 24
10 -3 0.30 3.0
January 25
0 -33 0.76 7.0
January 26
-20 -36 0.00 0.0
January 27
-10 -34 0.00 0.0
January 28
-4 -22 0.00 0.2
January 29
5 -31 0.00 0.0
January 30
1 -25 0.00 0.0
January 31
8 -20 0.01 0.1
February 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
12 -18 0.00 0.0
February 2
20 0 0.02 0.2
February 3
10 -22 0.00 0.0
February 4
10 -21 0.00 0.0
February 5
15 -20 0.00 0.0
February 6
0 -28 0.00 0.0
February 7
-6 -26 0.00 0.0
February 8
-1 -37 0.00 0.0
February 9
6 -32 0.00 0.0
February 10
15 -26 0.00 0.0
February 11
19 -21 0.00 0.0
February 12
28 2 0.00 0.0
February 13
30 10 0.00 0.0
February 14
32 17 0.00 0.0
February 15
28 -9 0.00 0.2
February 16
16 -5 0.00 0.0
February 17
24 11 0.00 0.0
February 18
29 7 0.39 3.5
February 19
18 -10 0.00 0.0
February 20
12 -8 0.00 0.0
February 21
15 -2 0.19 1.0
February 22
22 -26 0.00 0.0
February 23
14 -15 0.17 1.0
February 24
22 -16 0.30 2.5
February 25
16 -11 0.00 0.1
February 26
18 -21 0.00 0.0
February 27
13 0 0.20 2.0
February 28
21 4 0.34 3.0
February 29
22 0 0.00 0.0
March 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
14 -6 0.38 2.5
March 2
5 -22 0.00 0.0
March 3
6 -21 0.00 0.0
March 4
10 -1 0.27 2.1
March 5
14 -15 0.06 0.5
March 6
16 -14 0.29 2.0
March 7
21 8 0.31 2.0
March 8
15 -10 0.00 0.0
March 9
16 -24 0.00 0.0
March 10
18 -21 0.00 0.0
March 11
28 6 0.00 0.0
March 12
35 2 0.00 0.0
March 13
40 5 0.00 0.0
March 14
45 8 0.00 0.0
March 15
48 27 0.00 0.0
March 16
38 31 0.08 0.0
March 17
50 23 0.00 0.0
March 18
38 15 0.00 0.0
March 19
38 24 0.00 0.0
March 20
50 22 0.00 0.0
March 21
47 30 0.38 2.5
March 22
35 15 0.03 0.5
March 23
32 2 0.00 0.0
March 24
35 -6 0.00 0.0
March 25
40 0 0.00 0.0
March 26
36 5 0.00 0.0
March 27
34 10 0.00 0.0
March 28
40 22 0.00 0.0
March 29
35 20 0.00 0.0
March 30
35 21 0.04 0.5
March 31
34 22 0.05 0.5
April 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
37 20 0.00 0.2
April 2
35 24 0.00 0.0
April 3
42 12 0.00 0.3
April 4
25 7 0.01 0.3
April 5
20 5 0.02 0.3
April 6
35 14 0.00 0.0
April 7
34 8 0.00 0.0
April 8
28 -3 0.00 0.0
April 9
36 23 0.00 0.0
April 10
36 25 0.04 0.5
April 11
52 24 0.00 0.0
April 12
44 31 0.00 0.0
April 13
38 29 0.80 8.0
April 14
40 25 0.00 0.0
April 15
50 28 0.00 0.0
April 16
60 32 0.00 0.0
April 17
50 27 0.00 0.0
April 18
40 32 0.03 0.0
April 19
50 26 0.00 0.0
April 20
54 20 0.00 0.0
April 21
58 28 0.00 0.0
April 22
48 30 0.12 0.5
April 23
40 30 0.27 1.0
April 24
40 23 0.00 0.0
April 25
53 21 0.00 0.0
April 26
60 28 0.00 0.0
April 27
67 29 0.00 0.0
April 28
68 29 0.00 0.0
April 29
68 34 0.00 0.0
April 30
70 35 0.00 0.0
May 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
65 33 0.22 0.0
May 2
50 26 0.24 0.0
May 3
66 33 0.00 0.0
May 4
58 28 0.00 0.0
May 5
60 27 0.00 0.0
May 6
56 38 0.56 0.0
May 7
45 24 0.00 0.0
May 8
52 24 0.00 0.0
May 9
60 26 0.00 0.0
May 10
64 29 0.00 0.0
May 11
70 31 0.00 0.0
May 12
72 50 0.00 0.0
May 13
72 49 0.00 0.0
May 14
62 45 0.26 0.0
May 15
63 34 0.00 0.0
May 16
72 40 0.00 0.0
May 17
73 52 0.00 0.0
May 18
89 57 0.18 0.0
May 19
86 44 0.00 0.0
May 20
85 51 0.00 0.0
May 21
79 48 0.00 0.0
May 22
82 52 0.00 0.0
May 23
84 58 0.23 0.0
May 24
82 44 0.00 0.0
May 25
85 47 0.00 0.0
May 26
85 48 0.00 0.0
May 27
85 52 0.04 0.0
May 28
80 52 0.41 0.0
May 29
72 49 0.03 0.0
May 30
62 38 0.00 0.0
May 31
60 26 0.00 0.0
June 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
75 46 0.00 0.0
June 2
82 53 0.12 0.0
June 3
85 53 0.00 0.0
June 4
76 33 0.00 0.0
June 5
78 53 0.00 0.0
June 6
78 37 0.00 0.0
June 7
82 42 0.00 0.0
June 8
86 54 0.00 0.0
June 9
85 47 0.00 0.0
June 10
62 25 0.00 0.0
June 11
69 38 0.22 0.0
June 12
70 46 0.11 0.0
June 13
60 46 0.25 0.0
June 14
71 49 0.02 0.0
June 15
75 42 0.00 0.0
June 16
52 27 0.00 0.0
June 17
67 29 0.06 0.0
June 18
71 48 0.00 0.0
June 19
75 60 1.27 0.0
June 20
72 44 0.00 0.0
June 21
63 31 0.00 0.0
June 22
73 35 0.00 0.0
June 23
74 29 0.00 0.0
June 24
75 32 0.00 0.0
June 25
76 40 0.00 0.0
June 26
81 41 0.00 0.0
June 27
83 54 0.00 0.0
June 28
82 53 0.20 0.0
June 29
69 49 1.04 0.0
June 30
81 50 0.00 0.0
July 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
80 40 0.06 0.0
July 2
69 41 0.03 0.0
July 3
63 44 0.12 0.0
July 4
69 27 0.00 0.0
July 5
70 32 0.00 0.0
July 6
73 39 0.05 0.0
July 7
74 35 0.17 0.0
July 8
75 45 0.00 0.0
July 9
65 51 0.00 0.0
July 10
77 46 0.17 0.0
July 11
77 60 0.72 0.0
July 12
82 58 0.81 0.0
July 13
74 43 0.00 0.0
July 14
74 59 0.22 0.0
July 15
72 39 0.00 0.0
July 16
75 40 0.00 0.0
July 17
80 52 0.57 0.0
July 18
70 44 0.00 0.0
July 19
75 46 0.11 0.0
July 20
75 60 1.10 0.0
July 21
73 47 0.10 0.0
July 22
66 55 0.82 0.0
July 23
77 59 0.86 0.0
July 24
78 53 0.00 0.0
July 25
63 52 0.00 0.0
July 26
70 45 0.00 0.0
July 27
72 54 0.00 0.0
July 28
65 57 0.03 0.0
July 29
75 46 0.00 0.0
July 30
83 56 0.00 0.0
July 31
86 41 0.15 0.0
August 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
76 34 0.00 0.0
August 2
74 41 0.00 0.0
August 3
66 32 0.00 0.0
August 4
65 29 0.00 0.0
August 5
73 45 0.03 0.0
August 6
76 54 0.00 0.0
August 7
66 30 0.00 0.0
August 8
67 43 0.76 0.0
August 9
62 35 0.10 0.0
August 10
67 36 0.00 0.0
August 11
67 54 0.10 0.0
August 12
79 47 0.00 0.0
August 13
85 62 0.00 0.0
August 14
84 57 0.02 0.0
August 15
66 51 0.00 0.0
August 16
72 60 1.95 0.0
August 17
85 56 0.20 0.0
August 18
84 60 1.51 0.0
August 19
80 53 0.00 0.0
August 20
85 61 0.32 0.0
August 21
85 69 0.00 0.0
August 22
75 49 0.85 0.0
August 23
70 34 0.00 0.0
August 24
72 49 0.00 0.0
August 25
63 52 0.04 0.0
August 26
77 46 0.00 0.0
August 27
72 44 0.00 0.0
August 28
80 44 0.00 0.0
August 29
75 45 0.00 0.0
August 30
85 57 0.00 0.0
August 31
82 63 0.02 0.0
September 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
70 37 0.00 0.0
September 2
62 28 0.00 0.0
September 3
66 29 0.00 0.0
September 4
68 45 0.00 0.0
September 5
58 25 0.08 0.0
September 6
66 33 0.00 0.0
September 7
67 44 0.41 0.0
September 8
60 30 0.00 0.0
September 9
63 30 0.00 0.0
September 10
70 52 0.00 0.0
September 11
64 42 0.01 0.0
September 12
67 33 0.03 0.0
September 13
59 48 1.32 0.0
September 14
62 28 0.00 0.0
September 15
68 34 0.04 0.0
September 16
55 30 0.00 0.0
September 17
72 40 0.00 0.0
September 18
61 35 0.00 0.0
September 19
69 36 0.00 0.0
September 20
69 58 0.44 0.0
September 21
65 34 0.45 0.0
September 22
48 21 0.00 0.0
September 23
61 41 0.00 0.0
September 24
68 42 0.00 0.0
September 25
65 33 0.00 0.0
September 26
42 32 0.44 0.0
September 27
43 28 0.02 0.0
September 28
53 38 0.07 0.0
September 29
53 34 0.00 0.0
September 30
42 19 0.00 0.0
October 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
53 34 0.09 0.0
October 2
61 34 0.01 0.0
October 3
69 44 0.05 0.0
October 4
68 40 0.01 0.0
October 5
68 41 0.00 0.0
October 6
52 32 0.38 0.0
October 7
48 29 0.00 0.0
October 8
69 34 0.01 0.0
October 9
44 12 0.00 0.0
October 10
48 23 0.16 0.0
October 11
55 44 0.25 0.0
October 12
47 29 0.01 0.0
October 13
46 34 0.00 0.0
October 14
58 32 0.00 0.0
October 15
48 20 0.00 0.0
October 16
49 35 0.00 0.0
October 17
43 19 0.00 0.0
October 18
28 18 0.01 0.1
October 19
29 1 0.00 0.0
October 20
46 20 0.00 0.0
October 21
44 31 0.41 1.5
October 22
39 31 0.00 0.0
October 23
39 22 0.00 0.0
October 24
42 10 0.00 0.0
October 25
52 10 0.00 0.0
October 26
54 43 0.00 0.0
October 27
62 39 0.00 0.0
October 28
50 25 0.00 0.0
October 29
31 12 0.00 0.0
October 30
33 26 0.00 0.0
October 31
33 28 0.00 0.0
November 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
35 30 0.03 0.0
November 2
36 30 0.00 0.0
November 3
38 24 0.00 0.0
November 4
33 27 0.05 0.0
November 5
41 29 0.00 0.0
November 6
44 35 0.13 0.0
November 7
47 29 0.09 0.0
November 8
32 24 0.00 0.0
November 9
34 27 0.02 0.0
November 10
35 31 0.05 0.0
November 11
37 26 0.00 0.0
November 12
30 22 0.00 0.0
November 13
28 13 0.00 0.0
November 14
25 11 0.00 0.0
November 15
26 12 0.00 0.0
November 16
25 12 0.00 0.0
November 17
28 19 0.01 0.0
November 18
25 11 0.01 0.0
November 19
26 16 0.01 0.0
November 20
30 20 0.01 0.0
November 21
22 12 0.05 2.0
November 22
18 -8 0.00 0.0
November 23
25 11 0.00 0.0
November 24
40 19 0.00 0.0
November 25
42 14 0.00 0.0
November 26
30 19 0.18 2.0
November 27
22 13 0.00 0.0
November 28
25 4 0.01 0.2
November 29
17 -11 0.00 0.0
November 30
24 14 0.02 0.3
December 1972 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
24 -4 0.01 0.1
December 2
10 -8 0.00 0.0
December 3
2 -24 0.00 0.0
December 4
-5 -30 0.00 0.0
December 5
0 -11 0.04 0.4
December 6
4 -24 0.00 0.0
December 7
n/a -27 0.00 0.0
December 8
0 -20 0.05 0.5
December 9
-3 -28 0.00 0.0
December 10
-5 -35 0.00 0.0
December 11
5 -18 0.00 0.0
December 12
16 -16 0.00 0.0
December 13
12 -11 0.00 0.0
December 14
8 -25 0.00 0.0
December 15
15 -9 0.00 0.0
December 16
8 -8 0.00 0.0
December 17
15 -22 0.00 0.0
December 18
20 -8 0.00 0.0
December 19
24 -7 0.03 0.5
December 20
25 9 0.08 0.8
December 21
27 11 0.06 0.6
December 22
22 9 0.00 0.0
December 23
24 18 0.00 0.0
December 24
25 -12 0.00 0.0
December 25
20 -1 0.00 0.0
December 26
21 -4 0.00 0.0
December 27
24 -3 0.00 0.0
December 28
25 19 0.00 0.0
December 29
27 11 0.00 0.0
December 30
28 9 0.60 6.5
December 31
13 6 0.62 1.0
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