Weather Records on 24 March 1973

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1973. Highest significance: Woodville 4 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1973

On 24 March 1973, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 698 daily.
Woodville 4 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 24 March 1973.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 24 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mermentau	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1973

Top 20 records on 24 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1973	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1973	Anahuac, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1973	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1973	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1973	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1973	Madisonville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1973	La Grange, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Doherty Rch, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Brenham, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Grand Coteau, US	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Petrolandia (Itaparica), BR	daily rain	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Liberal, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Duncan, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Mexia, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1973	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 728 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 100	629
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1