Weather Records on 8 January 1973

1,496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1973. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1973

On 8 January 1973, 1,496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 640 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,470 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 8 January 1973.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

1,496 stations

1,496 station records on 8 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vaucluse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balgowlah (Ethel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bondi Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,496 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 421, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 205, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 8 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	421
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	205
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 8 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,252 broken records

Margins by which the 1,252 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

8 January 1973

Top 20 records on 8 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1973	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1973	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Camden 3 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Darlington, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Miami, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1973	Vaucluse, AU	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	22 years	50 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

1806 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1973. 1973 had 1,496 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	1,106
50 to 100	95
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1