Weather Records on 12 November 1973

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1973. Highest significance: Kukaiau 222, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1973

On 12 November 1973, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
438 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 996 daily.
Kukaiau 222 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 352.3 mm (13.9 in) on 12 November 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 12 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	352.3 mm (13.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melo Franco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuridala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaboticatubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 466, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	466
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

849 broken records

Margins by which the 849 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1973

Top 20 records on 12 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1973	Kukaiau 222, US	monthly rain	352.3 mm (13.9 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1973	Clare, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1973	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1973	Lakeview, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Sandy Creek, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Yalleroi, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Harden Park, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Amby, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1973	Bigfork 13 S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 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

1802 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1973. 1973 had 1,029 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 25	802
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1