Weather Records on 8 November 1972

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1972. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1972

On 8 November 1972, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 554 daily.
Ny City Cntrl Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 8 November 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 8 November 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling Crossing Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Grove 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Tripoli 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 November 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 November 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1972

Top 20 records on 8 November 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1972	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 November 1972	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1972	Rahway, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Marcus Hook, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Neshaminy Falls, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Killaloe, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Newport News Press Bld, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Cadiz, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Sterling Crossing Forest, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Steubenville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	Towson, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1972	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	45 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 571 records.

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

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	458
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1