Weather Records on 15 July 1973

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1973. Highest significance: Sheffield, GB.

Key Facts for 15 July 1973

On 15 July 1973, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 364 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 787 daily.
Sheffield set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.2 mm (4.7 in) on 15 July 1973.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 15 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fabens	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ijui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kent 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presidio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 338.

Records on 15 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1973

Top 20 records on 15 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1973	Sheffield, GB	all-time rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 July 1973	Embrun, FR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1973	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Bradford, GB	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Alamogordo, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Buxton, GB	all-time rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Harper 3ENE, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Plauen, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	McGregor, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Fabens, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Ysleta, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Canon City, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Balmorhea, US	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Narndee, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Ijui, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Luchow, DE	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1973	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 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 800 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1973-07-15: 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 20	607
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1