Weather Records on 4 February 1973

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1973. Highest significance: Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1973

On 4 February 1973, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 612 daily.
Lithgow (Cooerwull) set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 4 February 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 4 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnonowie Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakbank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1973

Top 20 records on 4 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1973	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1973	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1973	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1973	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1973	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Goolgowi (Moira St), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Barkly, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Koolatah Station, AU	daily rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Republic, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Pimba, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Hawker, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Winnonowie Railway Siding, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Morchard (the Rocks), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1973	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	47 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 616 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1973-02-04: 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	506
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1