Weather Records on 17 July 1973

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1973. Highest significance: Bearbung (Aller), AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1973

On 17 July 1973, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 673 daily.
Bearbung (Aller) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 17 July 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 17 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fernley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Fordell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 399.

Records on 17 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1973

Top 20 records on 17 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1973	Bearbung (Aller), AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Fernley, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Belltrees Homestead, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Tamala, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Elong Elong (Bendeela St), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Udaipur, IN	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Palestina (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Brackettville, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Globe Rs, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	Miami, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1973	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	38 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 680 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 5	387
5 to 10	114
10 to 15	51
15 to 20	24
20 to 25	12
25 to 30	8
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1