Weather Records on 25 October 1973

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1973. Highest significance: Georgetown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1973

On 25 October 1973, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 337 daily.
Georgetown Post Office set a daily record low maximum temperature of 25.3 C (77.5 F) on 25 October 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 25 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1973

Top 20 records on 25 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1973	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Vila Capivari, BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Campbelltown, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low max	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Passa Quatro (Inmet), BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1973	Bearbung (Aller), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Tres Irmaos, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Manistee 3SE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Haileybury, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	S Haven, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Viroqua, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Gabriels, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1973	Rantoul, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	28 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

1800 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1973. 1973 had 339 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 10	241
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2