Weather Records on 14 October 1973

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1973. Highest significance: Magadan, RU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1973

On 14 October 1973, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 541 daily.
Magadan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 97.9 mm (3.9 in) on 14 October 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 14 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inkpen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cocos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manhuacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinder 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itaperuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais - A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1973

Top 20 records on 14 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1973	Magadan, RU	all-time rain	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1973	Wickepin, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	York Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Port Menier, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Vallecillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Inkpen, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Cuttening, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Krokodilbrug, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Cocos, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Natchez, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Coroaci, BR	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Cambridge, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1973	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1973	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1973	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1973	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 553 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 1973
Margin	Records
0 to 10	382
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4