Weather Records on 16 July 1973

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1973. Highest significance: Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1973

On 16 July 1973, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 856 daily.
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 16 July 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 16 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alberrie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 499.

Records on 16 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	499
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1973

Top 20 records on 16 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1973	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Cradock, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Freeling Railway, AU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1973	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Lock, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Alberrie Creek, AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Putbus, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1973	Cnory, GE	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 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

1798 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1973. 1973 had 880 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	624
10 to 20	103
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2