Weather Records on 26 October 1972

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1972. Highest significance: Carlton Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1972

On 26 October 1972, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 350 daily.
Carlton Hill set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 October 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 26 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1972

Top 20 records on 26 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1972	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Marlin, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Nashlyn, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Porto, PT	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1972	Morden Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Braganca, PT	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Kayenta, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Cleburne, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Sugar Land, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Dialville 2 W, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	31 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

1816 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1972. 1972 had 362 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	258
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1