Weather Records on 14 April 1973

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1973. Highest significance: Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR.

Key Facts for 14 April 1973

On 14 April 1973, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 555 daily.
Xique-Xique (Igatu) set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 14 April 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 14 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Foam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shaartuz	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Pirajibu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajvadz	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 14 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 14 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1973

Top 20 records on 14 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1973	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1973	Foam Lake, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Podor, SN	daily high min	29.2 C (84.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Harris, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Olivedos (Sao Francisco), BR	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Dilke, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Strongfield, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Gossweinstein, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Chapala, MX	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Baddeck, CA	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1973	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	76 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

1801 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1973. 1973 had 563 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 100	475
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1