Weather Records on 14 December 1973

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1973. Highest significance: Goondi Mill Csr, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1973

On 14 December 1973, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 613 daily.
Goondi Mill Csr set a daily record precipitation of 199.1 mm (7.8 in) on 14 December 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 14 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1973

Top 20 records on 14 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1973	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1973	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1973	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1973	La Malbaie, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1973	Linton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1973	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Girua, BR	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Cadillac, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Clark, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	St Ephrem, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1973	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	44 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 628 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	478
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1