Weather Records on 13 October 1973

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1973. Highest significance: Chatswood Council Depot, AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1973

On 13 October 1973, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 789 daily.
Chatswood Council Depot set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 13 October 1973.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 13 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	191.4 mm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fife	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howes Valley (Kindarun)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge (Sailors Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 13 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 13 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1973

Top 20 records on 13 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1973	Chatswood Council Depot, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1973	Mtn View, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1973	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1973	Freeport 2 NW, US	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Nice, FR	all-time rain	191.4 mm (7.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Corrales, MX	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Ust-Kulom, RU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Newport Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Gravelly, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Marshall, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Pontiac, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1973	Oden 1 SE, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	47 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

1793 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 811 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,412
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	583
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3