Weather Records on 6 October 1973

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1973. Highest significance: Summerland Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 6 October 1973

On 6 October 1973, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 304 daily.
Summerland Cda set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 6 October 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 6 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Brejo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kid Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 6 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1973

Top 20 records on 6 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1973	Summerland Cda, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Okanagan Centre, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Armstrong, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Port Menier, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Tuttlingen, DE	monthly rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	McCulloch, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	McCulloch, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Aach, DE	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Bowie, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1973	Haileybury, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 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

1802 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1973. 1973 had 311 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	265
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1