Weather Records on 7 November 1972

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1972. Highest significance: Brinkley, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1972

On 7 November 1972, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 550 daily.
Brinkley set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 7 November 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 7 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toliman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boughton	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morobay Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1972

Top 20 records on 7 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1972	Brinkley, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1972	Charles City, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1972	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1972	Toliman, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1972	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1972	St Augustine, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1972	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Blakefield, AU	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Clarendon, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Dumas, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Ripley, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Senatobia, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Palen Creek Correctional, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Boughton, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Gympie, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1972	Wolvi, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 565 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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Data for records on 1972-11-07: 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	391
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2