Weather Records on 23 June 1973

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1973. Highest significance: Salmon Arm, CA.

Key Facts for 23 June 1973

On 23 June 1973, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 488 daily.
Salmon Arm set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 23 June 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 23 June 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapaevo	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cullers 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ziryanovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Raleigh	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 23 June 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1973

Top 20 records on 23 June 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1973	Salmon Arm, CA	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Batesburg, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Wien, AT	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Chapaevo, KZ	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Saude, BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Stillmore, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Mc Cullers 1 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Taipak, KZ	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Dover, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Lampazos (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Metzingen, DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Ituporanga (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Rottweil, DE	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Rangely 1E, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1973	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 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 520 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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Data for records on 1973-06-23: 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	367
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1