Weather Records on 30 November 1972

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 1972. Highest significance: Lacombe Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 30 November 1972

On 30 November 1972, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 395 daily.
Lacombe Cda set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 30 November 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 30 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 30 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 30 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 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

30 November 1972

Top 20 records on 30 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1972	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	New Hazelton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Red Deer, CA	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Beechal, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	New Hazelton, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Abisko, SE	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Three Hills, CA	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Cartersville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1972	Post, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	36 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

1797 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 414 records.

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

Records on 11-30 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1807	2
1815	2
1817	1
1821	1
1827	2
1836	1
1840	1
1846	1
1849	2
1866	1
1867	1
1871	2
1875	7
1876	2
1879	2
1881	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	5
1897	5
1898	1
1899	7
1900	4
1901	8
1902	7
1903	22
1904	6
1905	16
1906	21
1907	6
1908	51
1909	20
1910	22
1911	22
1912	19
1913	54
1914	68
1915	37
1916	64
1917	26
1918	32
1919	87
1920	138
1921	42
1922	46
1923	144
1924	95
1925	102
1926	84
1927	600
1928	187
1929	883
1930	185
1931	375
1932	372
1933	1,006
1934	1,282
1935	84
1936	186
1937	375
1938	165
1939	321
1940	330
1941	298
1942	218
1943	238
1944	422
1945	147
1946	343
1947	544
1948	332
1949	323
1950	382
1951	348
1952	829
1953	307
1954	470
1955	576
1956	304
1957	226
1958	676
1959	339
1960	219
1961	412
1962	802
1963	566
1964	1,042
1965	309
1966	730
1967	802
1968	516
1969	625
1970	995
1971	501
1972	414
1973	635
1974	912
1975	2,018
1976	1,789
1977	935
1978	761
1979	837
1980	697
1981	1,361
1982	1,142
1983	1,137
1984	571
1985	2,887
1986	798
1987	913
1988	686
1989	781
1990	483
1991	2,104
1992	676
1993	756
1994	762
1995	1,472
1996	1,054
1997	987
1998	2,289
1999	1,170
2000	962
2001	1,431
2002	862
2003	634
2004	1,344
2005	883
2006	2,656
2007	739
2008	855
2009	951
2010	1,915
2011	1,108
2012	1,059
2013	505
2014	822
2015	880
2016	634
2017	307
2018	493
2019	1,060
2020	323
2021	1,049
2022	559
2023	583
2024	672
2025	858

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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	316
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1