Weather Records on 10 March 1973

1,143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1973. Highest significance: Snyder, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1973

On 10 March 1973, 1,143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
683 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,106 daily.
Snyder set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 10 March 1973.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,143 stations

1,143 station records on 10 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,143 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 440, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 20.

Records on 10 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	440
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 1,106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

950 broken records

Margins by which the 950 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 213.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1973

Top 20 records on 10 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1973	Snyder, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1973	Dodge City, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1973	Norwich, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1973	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1973	Haskell, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Friona, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Perryton, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Tampico, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Memphis, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Clarendon, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Claude, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Canyon, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Miami, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Tahoka, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1973	Colorado City, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 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

1807 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1973. 1973 had 1,143 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 1973-03-10: 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	940
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1