Weather Records on 11 November 1973

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1973. Highest significance: Bunda Bunda, AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1973

On 11 November 1973, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 907 daily.
Bunda Bunda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 11 November 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 11 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alderpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1973

Top 20 records on 11 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1973	Bunda Bunda, AU	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1973	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Nicosia, CY	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Ellery Lake, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Paisley, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Nevada City, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Sherwood Park Station, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	De Sabla, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Manfred Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1973	Alderpoint, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	41 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

1800 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1973. 1973 had 963 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	638
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	4