Weather Records on 20 November 1972

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1972. Highest significance: Oakley, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 1972

On 20 November 1972, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 717 daily.
Oakley set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 November 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 20 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penasco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 20 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 20 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1972

Top 20 records on 20 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1972	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1972	Aach, DE	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Castle Dale, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Bereznjaki, RU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Price, CA	daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Bandelier Nm, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Durham, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Price, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Twin Falls 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Pana, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Astolfo Dutra, BR	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1972	Gloversville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 729 records.

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

Records on 11-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	2
1816	3
1829	4
1835	1
1836	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	4
1893	2
1894	1
1897	7
1900	11
1901	6
1902	10
1903	10
1904	9
1905	7
1906	22
1907	5
1908	8
1909	26
1910	14
1911	29
1912	15
1913	64
1914	89
1915	12
1916	16
1917	65
1918	14
1919	47
1920	15
1921	73
1922	26
1923	45
1924	84
1925	224
1926	294
1927	105
1928	140
1929	130
1930	600
1931	646
1932	255
1933	702
1934	477
1935	55
1936	286
1937	1,102
1938	167
1939	265
1940	280
1941	438
1942	774
1943	248
1944	347
1945	322
1946	774
1947	413
1948	651
1949	362
1950	877
1951	742
1952	494
1953	850
1954	876
1955	365
1956	598
1957	190
1958	218
1959	270
1960	330
1961	540
1962	700
1963	597
1964	863
1965	285
1966	434
1967	277
1968	479
1969	710
1970	368
1971	651
1972	729
1973	941
1974	655
1975	660
1976	389
1977	1,332
1978	1,413
1979	819
1980	745
1981	1,119
1982	800
1983	1,054
1984	537
1985	2,379
1986	1,142
1987	666
1988	1,218
1989	986
1990	1,010
1991	798
1992	1,416
1993	1,211
1994	1,484
1995	1,237
1996	1,566
1997	461
1998	829
1999	493
2000	1,163
2001	843
2002	900
2003	1,242
2004	738
2005	432
2006	1,034
2007	1,151
2008	1,171
2009	1,184
2010	678
2011	816
2012	657
2013	411
2014	1,018
2015	733
2016	725
2017	451
2018	339
2019	791
2020	578
2021	414
2022	1,283
2023	554
2024	645
2025	660

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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	559
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2