Weather Records on 24 August 1973

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1973. Highest significance: Carmendale, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1973

On 24 August 1973, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 559 daily.
Carmendale set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 24 August 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

572 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solnethnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgewick	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Churumuco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 24 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1973

Top 20 records on 24 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1973	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Warriup, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Solnethnaya, RU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Geurie Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Roy 8 NE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Peppermint Grove, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Apizaco, MX	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1973	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	73 years	39 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

1802 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1973. 1973 had 572 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 10	386
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1