Weather Records on 13 June 1973

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 June 1973. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 13 June 1973

On 13 June 1973, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 596 daily.
Brenham set a daily record precipitation of 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 13 June 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1819 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 13 June 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 June 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bruckenau (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Lazy H Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Bell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 13 June 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 June 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 June 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 596.

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 105.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 June 1973

Top 20 records on 13 June 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 June 1973	Brenham, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Readsboro 1 SE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	La Grange, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Hackberry 8 SSW, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Columbus, US	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Greenwood, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Yorktown, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Bad Bruckenau (A), DE	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Whiteville, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Rochester, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1973	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 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

1819 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1819 to 1973. 1973 had 608 records.

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

Records on 06-13 in each year
Year	Records
1819	1
1822	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1857	3
1858	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	2
1882	5
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	6
1890	1
1891	6
1892	9
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	4
1903	21
1904	6
1905	8
1906	15
1907	24
1908	6
1909	16
1910	23
1911	20
1912	35
1913	19
1914	19
1915	31
1916	52
1917	93
1918	31
1919	61
1920	253
1921	46
1922	91
1923	89
1924	160
1925	129
1926	174
1927	345
1928	197
1929	256
1930	188
1931	132
1932	282
1933	415
1934	117
1935	186
1936	342
1937	287
1938	388
1939	413
1940	451
1941	454
1942	898
1943	572
1944	499
1945	580
1946	361
1947	645
1948	264
1949	486
1950	476
1951	655
1952	1,019
1953	787
1954	352
1955	744
1956	868
1957	288
1958	595
1959	318
1960	276
1961	586
1962	367
1963	436
1964	329
1965	474
1966	499
1967	678
1968	637
1969	1,082
1970	528
1971	356
1972	486
1973	608
1974	576
1975	416
1976	631
1977	555
1978	547
1979	1,034
1980	689
1981	1,074
1982	999
1983	806
1984	766
1985	1,339
1986	594
1987	1,003
1988	607
1989	888
1990	661
1991	813
1992	1,044
1993	709
1994	742
1995	854
1996	683
1997	1,074
1998	1,637
1999	1,066
2000	1,095
2001	1,726
2002	940
2003	1,073
2004	628
2005	1,566
2006	1,168
2007	643
2008	856
2009	788
2010	1,424
2011	702
2012	683
2013	1,218
2014	525
2015	629
2016	612
2017	897
2018	581
2019	936
2020	935
2021	1,176
2022	1,357
2023	662
2024	749
2025	658
2026	784

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	439
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2