Weather Records on 19 April 1973

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1973. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 19 April 1973

On 19 April 1973, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 794 daily.
Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 19 April 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 19 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Foam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasumkent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 391.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1973

Top 20 records on 19 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1973	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1973	Paragould, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Derbent, RU	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Evergreen, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Midwest, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Foam Lake, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Hagansport, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	The Pas A, CA	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Kasumkent, RU	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Sebeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Wynne, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1973	Dillinger, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7 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

1807 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1973. 1973 had 811 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	637
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2