Weather Records on 14 November 1972

1,159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1972. Highest significance: Grundy Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 14 November 1972

On 14 November 1972, 1,159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,124 daily.
Grundy Ctr set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 14 November 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,159 stations

1,159 station records on 14 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Central City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Romeo 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling Crossing Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,159 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 713, Heaviest daily snowfall 207, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 14 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	713
Heaviest daily snowfall	207
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 14 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 1,124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,061 broken records

Margins by which the 1,061 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 366.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1972

Top 20 records on 14 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1972	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Galena, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Ashland #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Central City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Syracuse, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Aurora, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	David City 4E, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1972	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1972	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1972	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1972	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1972	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	58 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

1801 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1972. 1972 had 1,159 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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 50	910
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	44
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1