Weather Records on 1 December 1973

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1973. Highest significance: Schwerin, DE.

Key Facts for 1 December 1973

On 1 December 1973, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 329 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 865 daily.
Schwerin set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 1 December 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

888 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darmstadt-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Hohenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gelnhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartmodder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 1 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 1 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1973

Top 20 records on 1 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1973	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1973	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1973	Onder-Geluk, ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1973	Jever, DE	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Glenbrook, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Kiev, UA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Darmstadt-Botanischer Garten, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Arnsberg, DE	daily low max	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Stuttgart-Hohenheim, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Attenkam, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1973	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 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

1797 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1973. 1973 had 888 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 100	745
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1