Weather Records on 18 November 1972

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1972. Highest significance: Pratt 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1972

On 18 November 1972, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 446 daily.
Pratt 3NW set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 18 November 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 18 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 18 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 18 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 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

18 November 1972

Top 20 records on 18 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1972	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1972	Mutual, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Birdseye, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Eudunda (Brownlow), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Grenola 1 N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Independence, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Mt Hope, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Giessen/Wettenberg, DE	monthly snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Howard 2SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Alva 1W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Siegen (Klaranlage), DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Oakwood 3 SW, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1972	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 years	38 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 478 records.

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

Records on 11-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1823	1
1827	1
1829	2
1835	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1865	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	2
1899	4
1900	16
1901	4
1902	12
1903	13
1904	19
1905	12
1906	24
1907	15
1908	10
1909	14
1910	7
1911	41
1912	81
1913	57
1914	77
1915	22
1916	30
1917	33
1918	61
1919	71
1920	27
1921	109
1922	36
1923	96
1924	191
1925	254
1926	270
1927	310
1928	319
1929	355
1930	471
1931	325
1932	347
1933	310
1934	574
1935	105
1936	362
1937	432
1938	328
1939	195
1940	241
1941	959
1942	575
1943	490
1944	265
1945	260
1946	707
1947	368
1948	363
1949	462
1950	416
1951	981
1952	479
1953	731
1954	339
1955	709
1956	269
1957	1,055
1958	1,219
1959	1,165
1960	507
1961	714
1962	488
1963	563
1964	986
1965	452
1966	273
1967	419
1968	502
1969	540
1970	296
1971	666
1972	478
1973	582
1974	643
1975	520
1976	605
1977	626
1978	960
1979	449
1980	1,771
1981	789
1982	559
1983	601
1984	612
1985	1,531
1986	1,334
1987	660
1988	416
1989	1,261
1990	534
1991	719
1992	764
1993	880
1994	1,103
1995	1,683
1996	1,289
1997	1,049
1998	1,016
1999	853
2000	1,621
2001	1,116
2002	848
2003	1,227
2004	1,169
2005	773
2006	755
2007	963
2008	1,346
2009	802
2010	668
2011	688
2012	520
2013	683
2014	2,530
2015	1,733
2016	1,157
2017	632
2018	646
2019	793
2020	1,618
2021	268
2022	1,287
2023	536
2024	576
2025	576

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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	333
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1