Weather Records on 11 July 1973

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1973. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 11 July 1973

On 11 July 1973, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 631 daily.
Zakatala set an all-time record daily precipitation of 308.1 mm (12.1 in) on 11 July 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 11 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	308.1 mm (12.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greenwood A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirandela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shirley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 11 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1973

Top 20 records on 11 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1973	Zakatala, AZ	all-time rain	308.1 mm (12.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1973	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1973	Greenwood A, CA	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Estancia, BR	daily rain	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Itapicuru, BR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Ravenna Lock 12, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Cnory, GE	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Quartzsite, US	all-time high min	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Burukan, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Mount Uniacke, CA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Parrsboro, CA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	New Castle, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1973	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	39 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

1813 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1973. 1973 had 658 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	476
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1