Weather Records on 10 July 1973

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1973. Highest significance: Waiahole 837, US.

Key Facts for 10 July 1973

On 10 July 1973, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 506 daily.
Waiahole 837 set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 10 July 1973.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 10 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bredy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olenek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taber	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 10 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1973

Top 20 records on 10 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1973	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Selagoncy, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Jemez Springs, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Sable Island, CA	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Aksakovo, RU	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Kartaly, RU	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Eagle Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Isfjord Radio, NO	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Liverpool Big Falls, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Apuka, RU	all-time high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Presidio, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1973	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1973	Lethbridge A, CA	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1973	Riggins, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1973	Blackleaf, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 528 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	364
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1