Weather Records on 9 November 1973

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1973. Highest significance: Bend, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1973

On 9 November 1973, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 970 daily.
Bend set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 9 November 1973.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 9 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polebridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Grove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Swan Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorgas 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 9 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 9 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1973

Top 20 records on 9 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1973	Bend, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1973	Valemount, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1973	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Korf, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Tatlayoko Lake, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Polebridge, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Valemount, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Vavenby, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Cherry Grove 2 S, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Chewelah, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Corning, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Red Oak, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1973	Lake Kachess, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	62 years	42 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 996 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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	718
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1