Weather Records on 8 July 1973

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1973. Highest significance: Woodford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1973

On 8 July 1973, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 772 daily.
Woodford Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 349.3 mm (13.8 in) on 8 July 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 8 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	319.3 mm (12.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.7 mm (10.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.4 mm (13.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	335.5 mm (13.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling Crossing Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	372.1 mm (14.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	331.5 mm (13.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 405.

Records on 8 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 53, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1973

Top 20 records on 8 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1973	Woodford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	83 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1973	Cooroy Composite, AU	monthly rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	319.3 mm (12.6 in)	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	monthly rain	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Kenilworth Township, AU	monthly rain	268.7 mm (10.6 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Mapleton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	340.4 mm (13.4 in)	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Montville "Craglands", AU	monthly rain	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Kandanga Post Office, AU	monthly rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	monthly rain	335.5 mm (13.2 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1973	Pomona Post Office, AU	monthly rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 831 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1973-07-08: 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 25	564
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	13
125 to 150	8
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1