Weather Records on 7 January 1973

1,106 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1973. Highest significance: Gogo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1973

On 7 January 1973, 1,106 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 447 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,089 daily.
Gogo Station set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 7 January 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,106 stations

1,106 station records on 7 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,106 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 7 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 7 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 1,089.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

899 broken records

Margins by which the 899 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

7 January 1973

Top 20 records on 7 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1973	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1973	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Norman 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Wynne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Goose A, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Reydon 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Tullahoma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	6.6 C (43.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Amity, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Chillicothe, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Wellington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Newport, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Keremeos, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Hollis 5E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1973	Hartwell, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	41 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

1826 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1973. 1973 had 1,106 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	818
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1