Weather Records on 19 March 1973

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1973. Highest significance: Millicent, AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1973

On 19 March 1973, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 554 daily.
Millicent set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 19 March 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 19 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Navoi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McLaren Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nunamara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 19 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 19 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1973

Top 20 records on 19 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1973	Millicent, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Normanville, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Millstream, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Kalangadoo, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1973	Coulta, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Irene, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1973	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	51 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

1808 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1973. 1973 had 558 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-03-19: 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	449
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1