Weather Records on 7 December 1973

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1973. Highest significance: Vlakfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 December 1973

On 7 December 1973, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 444 daily.
Vlakfontein set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 7 December 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 7 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cesario Lange	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1973

Top 20 records on 7 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1973	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1973	Deer Park AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Huauchinango, MX	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Mamakuil, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Island Falls, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	San Andres, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Davidson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Passa Quatro (Inmet), BR	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Vytegra, RU	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1973	Gympie, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1973	Angatuba, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1973	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1973	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1973	Ashland, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1801 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1973. 1973 had 448 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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Data for records on 1973-12-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	343
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1