Weather Records on 23 November 1972

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1972. Highest significance: Glenora, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 November 1972

On 23 November 1972, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 661 daily.
Glenora set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.0 mm (4.0 in) on 23 November 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 23 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abminga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 23 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 23 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1972

Top 20 records on 23 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1972	Glenora, ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1972	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1972	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1972	Glentana, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1972	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Bonrook, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Intake, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Abminga Railway Siding, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Union de Tula, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Talwood State School, AU	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1972	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	68 years	40 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

1821 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1972. 1972 had 679 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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 20	465
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2