Weather Records on 8 November 1973

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1973. Highest significance: Bend, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1973

On 8 November 1973, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 372 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 912 daily.
Bend set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 8 November 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 8 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 8 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 8 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 912.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1973

Top 20 records on 8 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1973	Bend, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1973	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Maristova, NO	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Madras, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Home Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Condon, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	King Junction, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Duncan, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Tuscola, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Deer Park, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1973	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	38 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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 928 records.

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

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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	690
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1