Weather Records on 1 November 1973

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1973. Highest significance: Waterville, US.

Key Facts for 1 November 1973

On 1 November 1973, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 561 daily.
Waterville set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 1 November 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 1 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 1 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 1 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1973

Top 20 records on 1 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1973	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1973	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Durham, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Cottonwood, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Plant City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Rapelje, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Karesuando, SE	monthly high max	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Ringwood, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Hamilton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1973	Colfax, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	44 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

1805 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1973. 1973 had 589 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	454
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1