Weather Records on 19 October 1973

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1973. Highest significance: Yanac North, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1973

On 19 October 1973, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 707 daily.
Yanac North set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 19 October 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 19 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Emu Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curvelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais - A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 19 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 19 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1973

Top 20 records on 19 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1973	Yanac North, AU	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Nhill, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Fort William, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Glenlee, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Navarre, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Rupanyup (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Drung Drung, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Netherton (the Glen), AU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1973	Tailem Bend, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1973	Pinnaroo, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1973	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1973	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1973	Netherton (Desert Fringe), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 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

1806 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1973. 1973 had 745 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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Data for records on 1973-10-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	604
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2