Weather Records on 6 January 1973

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1973. Highest significance: Mullewa, AU.

Key Facts for 6 January 1973

On 6 January 1973, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 601 daily.
Mullewa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 6 January 1973.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

633 stations

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

Weather records on 6 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 6 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 6 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1973

Top 20 records on 6 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1973	Mullewa, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1973	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Gavle, SE	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Marillana, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Barnong, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Umea, SE	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1973	Gogland, RU	monthly high min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Fredonia, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Jubilee Downs, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Sveg, SE	monthly high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Cuyamaca, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Oondooroo, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	5.1 C (41.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	71 years	31 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

1803 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1973. 1973 had 633 records.

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

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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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	513
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2