Weather Records on 27 November 1973

1,453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1973. Highest significance: Croydon Township, AU.

Key Facts for 27 November 1973

On 27 November 1973, 1,453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
633 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 1,345 daily.
Croydon Township set a monthly record daily precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 27 November 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,453 stations

1,453 station records on 27 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Lister Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,453 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 398, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 559, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 27 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	398
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	559
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 27 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 106, daily 1,345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,218 broken records

Margins by which the 1,218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1973

Top 20 records on 27 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1973	Croydon Township, AU	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Cookeville, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	University, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Milo Station, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Noonbah, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Boatman Station, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Mount Morris, AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Albilbah, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1973	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1973	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1973	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1973	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	58 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 1,453 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,148
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1