Weather Records on 1 July 1973

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1973. Highest significance: Chelsea, US.

Key Facts for 1 July 1973

On 1 July 1973, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 590 daily.
Chelsea set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 1 July 1973.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 1 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost State Forest 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 309.

Records on 1 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1973

Top 20 records on 1 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1973	Chelsea, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Toorang, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Gumri, AM	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Middleboro, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Pembroke, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Jefferson, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Carroll, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Carabost State Forest 2, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Nizhneangarsk, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Yorkton A, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Nipawin 2, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Rochester, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1973	Ciudad del Maiz (Smn), MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	3 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

1793 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 627 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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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 2026-10-17 (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	453
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1