Weather Records on 19 November 1973

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1973. Highest significance: Vik I Sogn III, NO.

Key Facts for 19 November 1973

On 19 November 1973, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 593 daily.
Vik I Sogn III set a monthly record snow depth of 60.0 cm (23.6 in) on 19 November 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 19 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeiras de Macacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.8 C (116.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakusp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 19 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 19 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1973

Top 20 records on 19 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1973	Vik I Sogn III, NO	monthly snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	69 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1973	Ft Lauderdale, US	monthly rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1973	Bull Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Ayton, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Cachoeiras de Macacu, BR	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Little Port Walter, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Williams, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Winslow AP, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Dillon AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef), BR	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1973	Forsyth 2 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	40 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

1793 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 607 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	462
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6