Weather Records on 15 November 1973

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1973. Highest significance: Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 15 November 1973

On 15 November 1973, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 672 daily.
Munchen-Nymphenburg set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 15 November 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 15 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1973

Top 20 records on 15 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1973	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1973	Tver, RU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1973	Lucan, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	St Albans, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Newport, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Ayton, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Kondinin, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Wychitella, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Port Dalhousie, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Koolatah Station, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	Winnebago, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1973	London Int'l Airport, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 693 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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Data for records on 1973-11-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	477
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2