Weather Records on 24 April 1973

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1973. Highest significance: Guntersville, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1973

On 24 April 1973, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 386 daily.
Guntersville set a daily record precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 24 April 1973.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 24 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fife	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karaul Keldy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charqueada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1973

Top 20 records on 24 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1973	Guntersville, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	San Juan City, PR	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Fife, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Rosser, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Collinsville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Poset, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Leola, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Hico, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Rainbow, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Oxley (Tupra), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Doniphan, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Dublin 2SE, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Waxahachie, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1973	Haleyville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	35 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

1799 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1973. 1973 had 394 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 50	334
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1