Weather Records on 8 October 1973

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1973. Highest significance: Emerson, CA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1973

On 8 October 1973, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 758 daily.
Emerson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 8 October 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

770 stations

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

Weather records on 8 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyberba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1973

Top 20 records on 8 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1973	Emerson, CA	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1973	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1973	Baldwyn, US	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Milray Station Wrc, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Friant Government Camp, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Mariposa, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Proa Station, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Madera, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1973	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 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 770 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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 20	565
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2