Weather Records on 22 November 1972

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1972. Highest significance: Presa Parral, MX.

Key Facts for 22 November 1972

On 22 November 1972, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 688 daily.
Presa Parral set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 22 November 1972.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 22 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richwoods	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 22 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 22 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 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

22 November 1972

Top 20 records on 22 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1972	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1972	La Paz (Dge), MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1972	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Aach, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Jimenez (Smn), MX	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Brockville, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Kempten, DE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	monthly rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Miami, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1972	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	37 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

1816 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1972. 1972 had 704 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	523
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1