Weather Records on 16 November 1972

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1972. Highest significance: Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR.

Key Facts for 16 November 1972

On 16 November 1972, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 475 daily.
Strasbourg-Entzheim set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 16 November 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 16 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 16 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 16 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 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

16 November 1972

Top 20 records on 16 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1972	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Portland Jetport, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Chapman, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Herington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Albion, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Weddingstedt, DE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Kempten, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Tuttlingen, DE	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Vlakkloof Estate, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	Aach, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1972	McPherson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	39 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

1805 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 484 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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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	322
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1