Weather Records on 5 November 1972

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 1972. Highest significance: Berrings, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 November 1972

On 5 November 1972, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 469 daily.
Berrings set an all-time record daily precipitation of 140.7 mm (5.5 in) on 5 November 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 5 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Muzi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgewick	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taboas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 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

5 November 1972

Top 20 records on 5 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 1972	Berrings, ZA	all-time rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1972	Muzi, RU	monthly rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 November 1972	Wolwekraal (Irr), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Macklin, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Ibitiuva, BR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Vernon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Sedgewick, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Kayenta, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Doornhoek, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1972	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1972	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1972	Kirov, RU	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	70 years	33 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

1801 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1972. 1972 had 480 records.

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

Records on 11-05 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1806	1
1834	1
1835	2
1842	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1857	1
1858	4
1862	3
1863	1
1867	1
1868	2
1872	1
1873	2
1877	2
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	6
1897	1
1898	2
1899	11
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	8
1904	6
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	17
1909	9
1910	62
1911	21
1912	55
1913	22
1914	29
1915	18
1916	69
1917	36
1918	32
1919	82
1920	72
1921	221
1922	88
1923	230
1924	301
1925	138
1926	122
1927	248
1928	128
1929	86
1930	162
1931	298
1932	316
1933	706
1934	479
1935	1,196
1936	453
1937	186
1938	720
1939	485
1940	239
1941	604
1942	446
1943	224
1944	357
1945	503
1946	615
1947	408
1948	1,330
1949	572
1950	610
1951	1,815
1952	404
1953	599
1954	611
1955	416
1956	820
1957	452
1958	171
1959	1,516
1960	254
1961	660
1962	343
1963	278
1964	317
1965	424
1966	580
1967	755
1968	298
1969	745
1970	639
1971	384
1972	480
1973	1,622
1974	423
1975	1,499
1976	835
1977	902
1978	799
1979	504
1980	1,033
1981	538
1982	991
1983	980
1984	528
1985	1,249
1986	693
1987	895
1988	1,275
1989	596
1990	1,286
1991	3,388
1992	1,316
1993	770
1994	1,864
1995	1,399
1996	1,380
1997	676
1998	792
1999	872
2000	1,108
2001	758
2002	1,303
2003	2,232
2004	909
2005	1,114
2006	1,258
2007	566
2008	1,326
2009	606
2010	1,454
2011	984
2012	812
2013	594
2014	510
2015	1,659
2016	755
2017	972
2018	426
2019	420
2020	1,419
2021	439
2022	1,029
2023	758
2024	1,118
2025	862

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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	358
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2