Weather Records on 1 February 1973

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1973. Highest significance: Indianola 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1973

On 1 February 1973, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 699 daily.
Indianola 1SW set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 1 February 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 1 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garrigala	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1973

Top 20 records on 1 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1973	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1973	Holton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1973	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1973	Horton, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1973	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Bedford, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Osceola, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Garrigala, TM	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Emmett, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Eskridge, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Westmoreland, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Grant City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Allison, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Chapman, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Enterprise, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1973	Blockton 1W, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	49 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 716 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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Data for records on 1973-02-01: 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 50	607
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1