Weather Records on 1 March 1973

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1973. Highest significance: Komisarivka, UA.

Key Facts for 1 March 1973

On 1 March 1973, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 605 daily.
Komisarivka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 1 March 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

613 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howes Valley (Kindarun)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1973

Top 20 records on 1 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1973	Komisarivka, UA	monthly rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Tasman Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Ness City, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko, UA	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1973	Harwell, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Campbell, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Wadena 3 S, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Greenfield, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1973	Howes Valley (Kindarun), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 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

1808 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1973. 1973 had 613 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	474
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1