Weather Records on 1 November 1972

1,205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1972. Highest significance: Byers 5 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 1 November 1972

On 1 November 1972, 1,205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 514 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,125 daily.
Byers 5 ENE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 1 November 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,205 stations

1,205 station records on 1 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crocker	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prince George A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,205 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 310, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 1 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	310
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 1 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 78, daily 1,125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1972

Top 20 records on 1 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1972	Byers 5 ENE, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1972	Wray, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1972	Cheesman, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1972	Bridgeport, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1972	Spavinaw, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1972	Grand River Dam, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1972	Versailles, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Holyoke, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Salem, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Valmora, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Holly, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Kimball 2NE, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Grove, US	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Wagoner, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Subiaco, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Neosho, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Bridgeport, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Bailey, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Okemah, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	52 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 1,205 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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 50	941
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1