Weather Records on 15 January 1973

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1973. Highest significance: Pianco, BR.

Key Facts for 15 January 1973

On 15 January 1973, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
563 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 715 daily.
Pianco set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 15 January 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 15 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 15 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 15 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1973

Top 20 records on 15 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1973	Pianco, BR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Turallin, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Goldfield, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Laguna, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Bonrook, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Cacequi, BR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Pomeroy, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Bilasuvar, AZ	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Coimbra, PT	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1973	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1973	Arrozeira, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1973	Red Deer, CA	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	33 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

1795 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 753 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 1973-01-15: 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	550
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2