Weather Records on 11 December 1973

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1973. Highest significance: Goondi Mill Csr, AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1973

On 11 December 1973, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 327 daily.
Goondi Mill Csr set a daily record precipitation of 268.7 mm (10.6 in) on 11 December 1973.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 11 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.7 mm (10.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Coremas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1973

Top 20 records on 11 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1973	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	268.7 mm (10.6 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1973	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1973	Shaunavon, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Arrabury Station, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Ozuluama, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Sydney A, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1973	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1973	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	33 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

1796 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 334 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-12-11: 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 25	223
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2