Weather Records on 14 January 1973

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1973. Highest significance: Weribone, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1973

On 14 January 1973, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 635 daily.
Weribone set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 14 January 1973.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 14 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nobby Tooth St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 14 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 14 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1973

Top 20 records on 14 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1973	Weribone, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Kenmac Station, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Mooramin, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Powell River, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Bom Conselho, BR	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Lois River Dam, CA	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Garibaldi, CA	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Nobby Tooth St, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Mairipora, BR	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	El Chico, MX	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1973	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1973	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1973	Stillwater Power House, CA	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1973	McCall, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1973	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	32 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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 645 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 1973-01-14: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	423
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2