Weather Records on 24 November 1973

1,513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1973. Highest significance: Gravette, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1973

On 24 November 1973, 1,513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
673 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,469 daily.
Gravette set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.2 mm (6.0 in) on 24 November 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,513 stations

1,513 station records on 24 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nakusp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,513 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 573, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 24 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	573
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 24 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 1,469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,274 broken records

Margins by which the 1,274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1973

Top 20 records on 24 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1973	Gravette, US	monthly rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1973	Pindathuna, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1973	Jackson, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1973	Sturt Creek, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1973	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1973	Subiaco, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Dresden, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Paragould, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Newport, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Louisa Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Grand Twr 2 N, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Rogers, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1973	Round Spring 2SW, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	50 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 1,513 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	1,207
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1