Weather Records on 4 December 1973

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1973. Highest significance: Mount Gould, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1973

On 4 December 1973, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Mount Gould set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 4 December 1973.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 4 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 597, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 4 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	597
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 4 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1973

Top 20 records on 4 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1973	Mount Gould, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Belele, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Windsor, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Houston, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1973	Clinton, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Clinton, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Ozark Beach 2 NNE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Kinsley 2E, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Buttah, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Lockwood, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Neosho, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1973	Marshall, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	53 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

1796 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 1,124 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	924
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1