Weather Records on 11 November 1972

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1972. Highest significance: Ungowa Forest Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1972

On 11 November 1972, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 420 daily.
Ungowa Forest Station set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 11 November 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 11 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Planet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1972

Top 20 records on 11 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1972	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Newark, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Lodi, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Calliope Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Glenmorgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	St John's A, CA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Spreckels Hwy Brg, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Ruthven, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	La Ringo, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	San Jose, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Werrina Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1972	Winston, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 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

1800 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 423 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

Download the Data

Data for records on 1972-11-11: 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 50	362
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1