Weather Records on 22 July 1973

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1973. Highest significance: Cody, US.

Key Facts for 22 July 1973

On 22 July 1973, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 551 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 951 daily.
Cody set an all-time record daily precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 22 July 1973.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 22 July 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Menza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garnovit	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evans Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 424, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 363.

Records on 22 July 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	424
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1973 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1973

Top 20 records on 22 July 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1973	Cody, US	all-time rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1973	Araquem, BR	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1973	Columbus, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Brusque (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Meruoca, BR	monthly rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Sao Ludgero, BR	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Menza, RU	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Middalya, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Frecheirinha, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Aracatiacu, BR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Pacatuba, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Toledo 3N, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Falmouth, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1973	Garcia, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 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

1793 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 981 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	732
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1