Weather Records on 6 February 1973

1,355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1973. Highest significance: Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU.

Key Facts for 6 February 1973

On 6 February 1973, 1,355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 68 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 1,159 daily.
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 6 February 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

1,355 stations

1,355 station records on 6 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	97 of 100 (Exceptional)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,355 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,136, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,136
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 68, monthly 128, daily 1,159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,270 broken records

Margins by which the 1,270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1973

Top 20 records on 6 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1973	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	92 years	97 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1973	Shelford, AU	all-time rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1973	Riverton, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1973	Aberfeldy, AU	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 February 1973	Bannockburn, AU	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Milang, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Tintinara, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1973	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)

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 1,355 records.

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

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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Data for records on 1973-02-06: 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 50	1,145
50 to 100	122
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1