Weather Records on 4 July 1973

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1973. Highest significance: Bom Jardim, BR.

Key Facts for 4 July 1973

On 4 July 1973, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 632 daily.
Bom Jardim set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 4 July 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 4 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cingirlau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Volochanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft George G Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 4 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1973

Top 20 records on 4 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1973	Bom Jardim, BR	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1973	Monte Santo, BR	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Cavendish, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Newark, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Usina Barbacena, BR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Cingirlau, KZ	all-time rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Izium, UA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Ft Lewis, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Clarence, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Danbury, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1973	Volochanka, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 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

1806 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1973. 1973 had 656 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-07-04: 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	468
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1