Weather Records on 27 November 1972

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1972. Highest significance: Zmeinogorsk, RU.

Key Facts for 27 November 1972

On 27 November 1972, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 487 daily.
Zmeinogorsk set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 27 November 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 27 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Forglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sabara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Forest Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 27 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 27 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1972

Top 20 records on 27 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1972	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1972	Foxpark, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1972	Karval, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Kyzyl-Ozek, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Betanga, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Kassler, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1972	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 499 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	392
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1