Weather Records on 9 October 1973

1,454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1973. Highest significance: Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1973

On 9 October 1973, 1,454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,384 daily.
Warranooke (Glenorchy) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 9 October 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,454 stations

1,454 station records on 9 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut (Barwidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,454 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 415, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 780, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	415
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	780
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 67, daily 1,384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,294 broken records

Margins by which the 1,294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1973

Top 20 records on 9 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1973	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 October 1973	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Landsborough, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Mooroopna, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Booligal (Belmont), AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Hay (Eurolie), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Elmore, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Wanganella General Store, AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1973	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 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

1793 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 1,454 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	1,277
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1