Weather Records on 2 July 1973

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1973. Highest significance: Cumnock (Willow Park), AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1973

On 2 July 1973, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 608 daily.
Cumnock (Willow Park) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 2 July 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 2 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tungokocen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 332.

Records on 2 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1973

Top 20 records on 2 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1973	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1973	Matong (Bonnie Doon), AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1973	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Byrock Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Sibley, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Sheldon, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Nellore, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Lamoni, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Cherokee, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Primghar, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Monroe City, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1973	Ovando, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	36 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 628 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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).