Weather Records on 6 August 1973

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1973. Highest significance: Warroora, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1973

On 6 August 1973, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 847 daily.
Warroora set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 6 August 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 6 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Harmony, Rich	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 592.

Records on 6 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	592
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1973

Top 20 records on 6 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1973	Warroora, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Erbogacen, RU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Tweeling (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Sion, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Zinapecuaro, MX	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Rolfontein, ZA	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Loongana, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Maksimovo, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Kappawanta, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Rive, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Sells, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1973	Guacui, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 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

1794 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 876 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1973-08-06: 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 10	619
10 to 20	107
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1