Weather Records on 10 October 1973

1,312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1973. Highest significance: Crete 4ESE, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1973

On 10 October 1973, 1,312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,252 daily.
Crete 4ESE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 10 October 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,312 stations

1,312 station records on 10 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Allawah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,312 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 638, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 10 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	638
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 10 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 58, daily 1,252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,132 broken records

Margins by which the 1,132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1973

Top 20 records on 10 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1973	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Virginia, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Vesta, US	all-time rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Lincoln College View, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Tower 2S, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Milman, AU	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Hickman, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Byrock Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Elk Rvr, US	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1973	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	61 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 1,312 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	1,074
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2