Weather Records on 10 November 1972

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1972. Highest significance: Yandina Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 November 1972

On 10 November 1972, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 670 daily.
Yandina Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 10 November 1972.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 10 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Boxwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 551, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	551
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1972

Top 20 records on 10 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1972	Yandina Post Office, AU	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Jackvik, SE	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1972	Bellata (Aberfeldie), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Maryborough, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Mungar Junction, AU	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1972	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 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

1835 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1972. 1972 had 693 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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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	562
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1