Weather Records on 14 February 1973

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1973. Highest significance: Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 14 February 1973

On 14 February 1973, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 482 daily.
Cruz Do Espirito Santo set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 14 February 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

486 stations

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

Weather records on 14 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1973

Top 20 records on 14 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1973	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1973	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1973	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Beaumont, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Merrill, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Kingstree, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	De Ridder, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Wallace 2 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Simmesport, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Algona, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Itapetininga, BR	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Sotchi, RU	daily high max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Lumberton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Effingham, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1973	Belle Plaine, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 486 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 25	352
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1