Weather Records on 11 October 1973

1,325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1973. Highest significance: Jefferson 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1973

On 11 October 1973, 1,325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,249 daily.
Jefferson 3SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 11 October 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,325 stations

1,325 station records on 11 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	398.3 mm (15.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,325 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 673, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 11 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	673
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 11 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 65, daily 1,249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,165 broken records

Margins by which the 1,165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1973

Top 20 records on 11 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1973	Jefferson 3SE, US	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 1973	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 1973	Enid, US	all-time rain	398.3 mm (15.7 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 1973	Frankfort, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Osceola, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Hebron, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Anthony, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Arkansas City, US	all-time rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Winfield 3NE, US	all-time rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Holton, US	all-time rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Lebo, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Kingman, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Blockton 1W, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Junction City, US	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Corning, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Manhattan, US	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1973	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	68 years	62 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 1,325 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	1,059
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4