Weather Records on 17 June 1973

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1973. Highest significance: Port Hastings, CA.

Key Facts for 17 June 1973

On 17 June 1973, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 679 daily.
Port Hastings set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 17 June 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 17 June 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zhalpaktal	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quijingue (Triunfo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gretna (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newhope 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 June 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 June 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1973

Top 20 records on 17 June 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1973	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1973	Milingimbi, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1973	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Le Claire L&D 14, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Fayette, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Zhalpaktal, KZ	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Ica, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Republic, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Quijingue (Triunfo), BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Clinton #1, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Clinton 2, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Slavgorod, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1973	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	41 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

1807 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1973. 1973 had 701 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1973-06-17: 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	503
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1