Weather Records on 25 October 1972

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1972. Highest significance: Kasane, BW.

Key Facts for 25 October 1972

On 25 October 1972, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 402 daily.
Kasane set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 25 October 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 25 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 25 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 25 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1972

Top 20 records on 25 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1972	Kasane, BW	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Colinet, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Praia Grande (Parana), BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Houston, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1972	Raymond, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Ft Lewis, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Cheraw, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Georgetown, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1972	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1800 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 409 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 20	296
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1