Weather Records on 3 July 1973

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1973. Highest significance: Bananal (Pcd), BR.

Key Facts for 3 July 1973

On 3 July 1973, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 646 daily.
Bananal (Pcd) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.7 mm (2.2 in) on 3 July 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 3 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cordeiropolis (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adamovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uruburetama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 3 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1973

Top 20 records on 3 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1973	Bananal (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1973	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Cordeiropolis (Emsa), BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Adamovka, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Jaguariuna, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Kubanskaya Ustevaya, RU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Biritiba Mirim, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Sao Francisco Xavier, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri), BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Engordador, BR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Monte Belo, BR	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1973	Estrada de Cunha, BR	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 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

1793 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 666 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 July 1973
Margin	Records
0 to 10	365
10 to 20	87
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2