Weather Records on 6 November 1972

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1972. Highest significance: Prescott 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1972

On 6 November 1972, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 376 daily.
Prescott 2 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 6 November 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 6 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1972

Top 20 records on 6 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1972	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1972	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Rietfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Taraz, KZ	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Bronkhorstfontein, ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Lamoni, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Likatlong, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Groenvlei (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	St Petersburg, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1972	Lansdowne House, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1972	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1972	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1972	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1972	Pajingo, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 387 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	294
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1