Weather Records on 25 March 1973

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1973. Highest significance: Hammond, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1973

On 25 March 1973, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 647 daily.
Hammond set a daily record precipitation of 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 25 March 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 25 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Standard	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dacoma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newhope 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 25 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 25 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1973

Top 20 records on 25 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1973	Hammond, US	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1973	Columbia, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Amite, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Stover, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Alexandria, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Amity, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Pine Grove Fire Twr, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Princeton, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Groveton, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Gravelly, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Standard, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Melville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Sumrall, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Mansfield, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	45 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

1806 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1973. 1973 had 681 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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 50	571
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1