Weather Records on 19 July 1973

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1973. Highest significance: Dunderlandsdalen, NO.

Key Facts for 19 July 1973

On 19 July 1973, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 517 daily.
Dunderlandsdalen set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 July 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 19 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdette	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tavda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 19 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1973

Top 20 records on 19 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1973	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Poltava, UA	monthly low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Archer, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Frankfort, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Cheyenne, US	all-time rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Leo 6 SW, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	McCracken, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Siksjo, SE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Ottawa, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Burdette, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Paola, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Rock Springs, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Evanston 1 E, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Svatove, UA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Overbrook 5 SE, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Hamilton Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1973	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	44 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

1799 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1973. 1973 had 538 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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 20	412
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1