Weather Records on 13 January 1973

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1973. Highest significance: Elmore, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1973

On 13 January 1973, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 903 daily.
Elmore set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 13 January 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 13 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neereman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 561, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 13 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	561
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 13 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1973

Top 20 records on 13 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1973	Elmore, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1973	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Oxley (Walmer Downs), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Colbinabbin, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1973	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	52 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 928 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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Data for records on 1973-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	669
25 to 50	100
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1