Weather Records on 6 July 1973

1,196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1973. Highest significance: Caboolture Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1973

On 6 July 1973, 1,196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,162 daily.
Caboolture Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 6 July 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,196 stations

1,196 station records on 6 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	381.8 mm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gallangowan Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,196 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 680.

Records on 6 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	680
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 21, daily 1,162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,056 broken records

Margins by which the 1,056 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1973

Top 20 records on 6 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1973	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1973	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1973	Boonara, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1973	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1973	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1973	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	58 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 1,196 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1973-07-06: 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 50	998
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1