Weather Records on 31 October 1972

1,234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1972. Highest significance: Mena, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1972

On 31 October 1972, 1,234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 737 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 185 monthly and 1,046 daily.
Mena set an all-time record daily precipitation of 264.9 mm (10.4 in) on 31 October 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,234 stations

1,234 station records on 31 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.9 mm (10.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,234 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 482, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 31 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	482
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 31 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 185, daily 1,046.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records

Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1972

Top 20 records on 31 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1972	Mena, US	all-time rain	264.9 mm (10.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1972	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1972	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1972	San Fidel 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1972	Antlers, US	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1972	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Springer, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Beaverhead R/S, US	monthly snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Gravelly, US	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Santa Rosa, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Bandelier Nm, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Carter Twr, US	monthly rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Seminole, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Laguna, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1972	Ft Stanton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 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

1805 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 1,234 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 October 1972
Margin	Records
0 to 50	917
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1