Weather Records on 29 March 1973

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1973. Highest significance: Mutooroo, AU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1973

On 29 March 1973, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 886 daily.
Mutooroo set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 29 March 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 29 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Filomena (Munduri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suvla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nepabunna Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 553, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 29 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	553
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 29 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1973

Top 20 records on 29 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1973	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1973	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1973	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1973	Uanda, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1973	Irara, BR	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Tiree, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Springer, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle), AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Pinal Rch, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Fruitland, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1973	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	33.7 cm (13.3 in)	24 years	50 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

1805 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1973. 1973 had 905 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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Data for records on 1973-03-29: 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 100	773
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1