Weather Records on 12 July 1973

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1973. Highest significance: Lees Ferry, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1973

On 12 July 1973, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 615 daily.
Lees Ferry set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 12 July 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 12 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midwest	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martiros	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 12 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1973

Top 20 records on 12 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1973	Lees Ferry, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1973	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Phoenix AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Valentine 10 WSW, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Hopedale (Aut), CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Paragonah, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Wink FAA AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Strelka Chunja, RU	daily low max	2.3 C (36.1 F)	13.2 C (23.8 F)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Alma Bacon Co AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Jemez Springs, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Newport News Press Bld, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1973	Summerside A, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1973	Pudino, RU	all-time high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1973	Concordia, MX	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1973	Carlisle, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1973	Sage 4 NNW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1973	Kirov, RU	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	47 years	32 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

1796 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 633 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1973-07-12: 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 10	424
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1