Weather Records on 24 October 1973

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1973. Highest significance: Milo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1973

On 24 October 1973, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 550 daily.
Milo Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 24 October 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 24 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekefors	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 24 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 24 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1973

Top 20 records on 24 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1973	Milo Station, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Cypherfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Karlshamn, SE	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Borden, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Napas, RU	all-time rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Haparanda, SE	daily low min	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1973	Wray, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	37 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

1802 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1973. 1973 had 558 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

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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	420
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1