Weather Records on 6 December 1973

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1973. Highest significance: Port Aux Basques, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1973

On 6 December 1973, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 477 daily.
Port Aux Basques set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 6 December 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 6 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunlight	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbar 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 6 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 6 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1973

Top 20 records on 6 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1973	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1973	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	13.4 C (24.1 F)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Salique (Bos), ZA	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Le Roy, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Nitchequon, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Norwich, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Norwood, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	St Margaret's Bay, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Orion, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1973	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	83 years	36 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

1804 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1973. 1973 had 482 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 25	358
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1