Weather Records on 21 November 1972

735 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1972. Highest significance: Bikin, RU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1972

On 21 November 1972, 735 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 679 daily.
Bikin set a daily record precipitation of 29.8 mm (1.2 in) on 21 November 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

735 stations

735 station records on 21 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

735 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 227, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 21 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	227
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 21 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1972

Top 20 records on 21 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1972	Bikin, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Melnichnoe, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Urmi, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Seymour 3NW, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Beaver, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	El Reno 1 N, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Ekaterino-Nikolskoe, RU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Lindsay 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Cheyenne 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Cataguases, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 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)
21 November 1972	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1972	Stratford, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	15 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

1803 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1972. 1972 had 735 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	548
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1