Weather Records on 23 October 1972

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1972. Highest significance: Lansing, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1972

On 23 October 1972, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 597 daily.
Lansing set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 23 October 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 23 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 23 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 23 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1972

Top 20 records on 23 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1972	Lansing, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Fayette, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Sugartown, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Waukon 3NNE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Boone, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Prentiss, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Genoa Dam 8, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Mason City, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Mize 3SW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Decorah, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Syracuse, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1972	Chapala, MX	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	43 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 601 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	451
25 to 50	56
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2