Weather Records on 23 January 1973

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1973. Highest significance: Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1973

On 23 January 1973, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 484 daily.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 159.8 mm (6.3 in) on 23 January 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 23 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pjalica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wardsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1973

Top 20 records on 23 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1973	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1973	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Mundiwindi, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Roy Hill, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Pjalica, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Yandil, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Titusville, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Hillside Station, AU	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Mc Farland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Ferrara, IT	monthly rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1973	Quata, BR	daily rain	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	38 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

1795 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 495 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 20	373
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1