Weather Records on 8 September 1973

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1973. Highest significance: Ballidu, AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1973

On 8 September 1973, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 816 daily.
Ballidu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 8 September 1973.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 8 September 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inkpen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 577.

Records on 8 September 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	577
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1973

Top 20 records on 8 September 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1973	Ballidu, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Mindalla, AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Cheyenne, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Coorow, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Ejanding, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Moora, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Ytiniche, AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Dowerin, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Northampton, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Wattening, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1973	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 873 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-09-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	566
10 to 20	144
20 to 30	45
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1