Weather Records on 17 November 1972

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1972. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 17 November 1972

On 17 November 1972, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 498 daily.
Karlsruhe set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 17 November 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 17 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gelnhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Bell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bruckenau (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 17 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 17 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1972

Top 20 records on 17 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1972	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Gelnhausen, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Portland Jetport, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Homberg/Ohm, DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Nidderau-Windecken, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Blankenrath, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Budingen, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Warner Springs, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 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)
17 November 1972	Gernsheim-Allmendfeld, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Bad Ems, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Niederworresbach, DE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1972	Coleman, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 505 records.

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

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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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	394
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1