Weather Records on 5 June 1973

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1973. Highest significance: Vlamingh Head, AU.

Key Facts for 5 June 1973

On 5 June 1973, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 534 daily.
Vlamingh Head set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 5 June 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 5 June 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 5 June 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1973

Top 20 records on 5 June 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1973	Vlamingh Head, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1973	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Peedamullah, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Versailles, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Mardie, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Kearneysville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Catarina, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	South Newbury, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Mileura, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Eldon, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1973	Red Hill, AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	65 years	39 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

1804 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1973. 1973 had 549 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-06-05: 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 20	405
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1