Weather Records on 3 November 1972

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1972. Highest significance: Coonana, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1972

On 3 November 1972, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 616 daily.
Coonana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 3 November 1972.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 3 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Araxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 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

3 November 1972

Top 20 records on 3 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1972	Coonana, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1972	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Menzies, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Ontonagon, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Fazenda Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Franklinville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Marvel Loch, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Bulong, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Niceville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Munising, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Melton, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Ft Stanton, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1972	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high min	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	72 years	34 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

1821 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1972. 1972 had 636 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1972-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	503
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1