Weather Records on 12 January 1973

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1973. Highest significance: Putnam, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1973

On 12 January 1973, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 542 daily.
Putnam set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 12 January 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

564 stations

564 station records on 12 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putnam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 12 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 12 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1973

Top 20 records on 12 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1973	Putnam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Barton, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Orion, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Friona, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Breckenridge, US	all-time low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Liberty, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Iowa Hill, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Gatesville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Placerville, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	De Ridder, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Jennings, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1973	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	39 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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 564 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	392
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2