Weather Records on 4 January 1973

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1973. Highest significance: Fredonia, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1973

On 4 January 1973, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 652 daily.
Fredonia set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 4 January 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

667 stations

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

Weather records on 4 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.4 C (115.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 4 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 4 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1973

Top 20 records on 4 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1973	Fredonia, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1973	Fredonia, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1973	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1973	Moab, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Ontonagon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Unionville, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Kanab, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Grand Lac Victoria, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Bologna, IT	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	St George, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Port Washington, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1973	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	40 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

1795 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 667 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	506
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1