Weather Records on 21 October 1972

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1972. Highest significance: Foxpark, US.

Key Facts for 21 October 1972

On 21 October 1972, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 484 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 788 daily.
Foxpark set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 21 October 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 21 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hkorol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cross Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 21 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 21 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1972

Top 20 records on 21 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1972	Foxpark, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1972	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Foxpark, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Pyramid, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Elatma, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Hkorol, RU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Mertzon, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Escada, BR	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1972	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 813 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	636
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1