Weather Records on 13 November 1973

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1973. Highest significance: Paauhau 217, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1973

On 13 November 1973, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 632 daily.
Paauhau 217 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 234.2 mm (9.2 in) on 13 November 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 13 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Maulili 176	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	337.6 mm (13.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umikoa 118	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	354.1 mm (13.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ross (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 237.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1973

Top 20 records on 13 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1973	Paauhau 217, US	monthly rain	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1973	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1973	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Kohala Maulili 176, US	monthly rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	337.6 mm (13.3 in)	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Umikoa 118, US	daily rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Prince Albert A, CA	monthly snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Hudson Bay, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Hudson Bay, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	23.7 cm (9.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Inkerman Railway Station, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Home Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Milman, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1973	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 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

1795 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 657 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	474
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	486
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2