Altoona Weather in 1973

Historical record of Altoona, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.

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1973 Altoona Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	91 °F	September 2
Lowest temperature	-2 °F	February 17
Highest daily low	74 °F	August 28
Lowest daily high	14 °F	February 17
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	October 29
Most daily snow	7.0 inches	December 17
Total annual precipitation	41.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	26.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Altoona in 1973?

The highest temperature recorded in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1973 was 91 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Altoona in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	91 °F	Sep 2
1	91 °F	Sep 1
1	91 °F	Aug 30
1	91 °F	Jul 13
5	90 °F	Aug 31
5	90 °F	Aug 29
5	90 °F	Aug 28
8	88 °F	Aug 9
8	88 °F	Jul 14
8	88 °F	Jul 9
8	88 °F	Jul 8
8	88 °F	Jun 12
8	88 °F	Jun 11
8	88 °F	Jun 10

What was the coldest temperature in Altoona in 1973?

The lowest temperature recorded in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1973 was -2 °F which happened on Feb 17.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Altoona in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-2 °F	February 17
2	1 °F	February 16
3	3 °F	February 12
4	4 °F	February 18
5	6 °F	February 11
6	9 °F	January 9
7	10 °F	January 8
8	11 °F	February 13
8	11 °F	January 12
8	11 °F	January 10

January 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	52	34	0.00	0.0
January 2	34	25	0.00	0.0
January 3	33	19	0.04	0.0
January 4	47	32	0.16	0.0
January 5	36	28	0.00	0.0
January 6	28	15	0.00	0.0
January 7	20	12	0.00	0.0
January 8	19	10	0.00	0.0
January 9	24	9	0.03	2.0
January 10	22	11	0.04	0.0
January 11	27	14	0.00	0.0
January 12	25	11	0.00	0.0
January 13	36	12	0.00	0.0
January 14	40	23	0.00	0.0
January 15	39	32	0.03	0.3
January 16	47	27	0.00	0.0
January 17	57	38	0.00	0.0
January 18	61	39	0.00	0.0
January 19	50	38	0.21	0.0
January 20	38	21	0.01	0.1
January 21	42	12	0.00	0.0
January 22	42	34	0.86	0.0
January 23	41	33	0.08	0.0
January 24	33	25	0.00	0.0
January 25	49	22	0.00	0.0
January 26	57	36	0.00	0.0
January 27	50	39	0.58	0.0
January 28	43	38	0.31	0.0
January 29	39	15	0.16	1.6
January 30	26	13	0.00	0.0
January 31	36	24	0.00	0.0

February 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	32	28	0.23	0.0
February 2	50	32	1.34	0.0
February 3	42	32	0.03	0.3
February 4	47	31	0.00	0.0
February 5	49	35	0.00	0.0
February 6	35	34	0.27	2.7
February 7	40	34	0.00	0.0
February 8	39	19	0.16	0.0
February 9	23	15	0.00	0.0
February 10	26	12	0.00	0.0
February 11	24	6	0.00	0.0
February 12	32	3	0.00	0.0
February 13	40	11	0.00	0.0
February 14	33	22	0.58	5.8
February 15	41	29	0.00	0.0
February 16	33	1	0.00	0.0
February 17	14	-2	0.00	0.0
February 18	28	4	0.00	0.0
February 19	37	21	0.00	0.0
February 20	42	26	0.00	0.0
February 21	35	25	0.04	0.4
February 22	27	20	0.02	0.2
February 23	31	19	0.01	0.1
February 24	32	24	0.01	0.1
February 25	40	19	0.00	0.0
February 26	36	30	0.00	0.0
February 27	30	23	0.00	0.0
February 28	44	19	0.00	0.0

March 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	57	30	0.00	0.0
March 2	60	39	0.00	0.0
March 3	50	41	0.38	0.0
March 4	60	40	0.02	0.0
March 5	48	43	0.18	0.0
March 6	44	39	0.00	0.0
March 7	45	39	0.22	0.0
March 8	65	43	0.00	0.0
March 9	64	39	0.00	0.0
March 10	60	43	0.00	0.0
March 11	51	47	0.00	0.0
March 12	56	45	0.00	0.0
March 13	51	39	0.00	0.0
March 14	65	35	0.10	0.0
March 15	71	47	0.10	0.0
March 16	62	51	0.18	0.0
March 17	62	27	0.31	0.0
March 18	30	26	0.06	0.6
March 19	32	29	0.01	0.1
March 20	42	27	0.00	0.0
March 21	40	25	0.00	0.0
March 22	34	27	0.00	0.0
March 23	58	28	0.00	0.0
March 24	60	22	0.00	0.0
March 25	56	35	0.02	0.0
March 26	48	43	0.06	0.0
March 27	58	41	0.00	0.0
March 28	56	33	0.00	0.0
March 29	58	38	0.00	0.0
March 30	60	43	0.22	0.0
March 31	53	41	0.12	0.0

April 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	56	50	0.35	0.0
April 2	51	46	0.04	0.0
April 3	49	41	0.04	0.0
April 4	46	39	0.85	0.0
April 5	42	38	0.00	0.0
April 6	60	37	0.00	0.0
April 7	62	43	0.19	0.0
April 8	46	32	0.86	0.0
April 9	50	29	0.20	0.0
April 10	42	31	0.38	0.5
April 11	37	28	0.01	0.1
April 12	40	29	0.01	0.0
April 13	43	27	0.00	0.0
April 14	52	27	0.00	0.0
April 15	66	30	0.00	0.0
April 16	72	43	0.00	0.0
April 17	63	55	0.04	0.0
April 18	68	55	0.10	0.0
April 19	75	56	0.05	0.0
April 20	73	55	0.00	0.0
April 21	75	53	0.00	0.0
April 22	80	58	0.00	0.0
April 23	68	45	0.57	0.0
April 24	65	43	0.00	0.0
April 25	50	43	0.80	0.0
April 26	49	43	0.22	0.0
April 27	48	44	0.69	0.0
April 28	44	41	0.11	0.0
April 29	57	40	0.00	0.0
April 30	60	41	0.00	0.0

May 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	77	52	0.00
May 2	79	58	0.00
May 3	65	49	0.21
May 4	49	43	0.01
May 5	59	41	0.00
May 6	70	43	0.00
May 7	76	46	0.00
May 8	65	56	0.41
May 9	70	58	0.10
May 10	76	55	0.05
May 11	66	50	0.04
May 12	63	48	0.40
May 13	56	44	0.00
May 14	63	42	0.04
May 15	58	40	0.01
May 16	68	37	0.00
May 17	56	41	0.31
May 18	51	40	0.05
May 19	65	37	0.00
May 20	59	51	0.38
May 21	63	49	0.00
May 22	71	50	0.05
May 23	56	54	0.09
May 24	55	52	0.83
May 25	52	49	0.01
May 26	52	49	0.01
May 27	52	51	0.58
May 28	78	52	0.22
May 29	70	55	0.03
May 30	74	54	0.09
May 31	63	52	0.00

June 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	74	51	0.00
June 2	79	59	0.00
June 3	73	57	0.02
June 4	86	60	0.27
June 5	86	62	0.00
June 6	82	62	0.86
June 7	78	61	0.00
June 8	83	57	0.00
June 9	85	64	0.00
June 10	88	66	0.00
June 11	88	70	0.00
June 12	88	68	0.53
June 13	78	62	0.00
June 14	76	54	0.00
June 15	78	50	0.00
June 16	74	63	0.50
June 17	70	58	0.12
June 18	66	58	0.01
June 19	72	61	0.00
June 20	78	63	0.00
June 21	81	67	0.00
June 22	78	66	0.00
June 23	77	62	0.00
June 24	80	57	0.01
June 25	78	57	0.00
June 26	81	62	0.00
June 27	81	63	0.31
June 28	75	63	0.49
June 29	75	58	0.00
June 30	77	56	0.00

July 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	80	56	0.00
July 2	83	61	0.00
July 3	81	68	0.35
July 4	83	66	0.07
July 5	80	63	0.02
July 6	79	54	0.00
July 7	85	62	0.00
July 8	88	63	0.00
July 9	88	66	0.00
July 10	85	67	0.01
July 11	78	58	0.10
July 12	73	51	0.00
July 13	91	63	0.00
July 14	88	73	0.00
July 15	74	63	0.20
July 16	78	59	0.00
July 17	78	64	0.00
July 18	80	57	0.00
July 19	85	62	0.00
July 20	82	68	0.78
July 21	73	66	0.11
July 22	70	63	0.05
July 23	80	62	0.00
July 24	81	59	0.00
July 25	73	64	0.61
July 26	84	66	0.01
July 27	83	63	0.00
July 28	86	66	0.10
July 29	77	63	0.00
July 30	82	58	0.00
July 31	85	60	0.26

August 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	73	69	0.61
August 2	82	67	0.00
August 3	79	60	0.00
August 4	80	62	0.00
August 5	81	56	0.00
August 6	84	57	0.00
August 7	83	65	0.00
August 8	85	65	0.18
August 9	88	67	0.00
August 10	85	68	0.02
August 11	84	70	0.13
August 12	83	69	0.00
August 13	78	62	0.00
August 14	76	67	0.12
August 15	82	65	0.00
August 16	77	60	0.00
August 17	76	63	0.01
August 18	75	65	0.58
August 19	76	61	0.00
August 20	76	56	0.63
August 21	69	62	0.82
August 22	70	52	0.07
August 23	72	45	0.00
August 24	71	58	0.00
August 25	78	61	0.00
August 26	83	63	0.00
August 27	87	69	0.00
August 28	90	74	0.00
August 29	90	68	0.00
August 30	91	70	0.00
August 31	90	70	0.00

September 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	91	67	0.00
September 2	91	69	0.00
September 3	86	66	0.00
September 4	84	66	0.06
September 5	85	64	0.04
September 6	74	61	0.08
September 7	75	55	0.00
September 8	77	52	0.00
September 9	65	49	0.00
September 10	75	46	0.00
September 11	77	55	0.00
September 12	71	51	0.00
September 13	70	49	0.00
September 14	65	61	1.82
September 15	73	55	0.00
September 16	73	55	0.00
September 17	62	49	0.21
September 18	61	48	0.73
September 19	63	39	0.00
September 20	65	45	0.00
September 21	59	45	0.00
September 22	76	54	0.53
September 23	77	57	0.24
September 24	75	52	0.00
September 25	61	55	0.00
September 26	68	56	0.00
September 27	80	50	0.00
September 28	75	65	0.00
September 29	74	57	1.15
September 30	65	50	0.00

October 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	62	54	0.00
October 2	63	55	0.74
October 3	74	58	0.00
October 4	78	58	0.02
October 5	67	47	0.02
October 6	66	41	0.00
October 7	65	47	0.00
October 8	71	52	0.00
October 9	66	60	0.00
October 10	70	53	0.00
October 11	63	52	0.00
October 12	72	50	0.00
October 13	72	51	0.03
October 14	65	54	0.00
October 15	71	54	0.09
October 16	55	44	0.00
October 17	47	38	0.00
October 18	57	39	0.00
October 19	56	35	0.00
October 20	63	47	0.00
October 21	60	39	0.00
October 22	64	33	0.00
October 23	66	36	0.00
October 24	68	38	0.00
October 25	68	34	0.00
October 26	68	41	0.00
October 27	62	47	0.00
October 28	51	45	0.44
October 29	53	43	2.18
October 30	46	41	0.02
October 31	54	43	0.16

November 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	53	47	0.09
November 2	69	46	0.00
November 3	53	38	0.00
November 4	50	36	0.00
November 5	42	35	0.01
November 6	36	31	0.00
November 7	43	29	0.00
November 8	50	31	0.00
November 9	43	29	0.00
November 10	33	29	0.00
November 11	37	25	0.00
November 12	50	29	0.00
November 13	64	48	0.00
November 14	64	53	0.00
November 15	70	57	0.30
November 16	57	34	0.03
November 17	39	28	0.00
November 18	45	28	0.00
November 19	48	44	0.00
November 20	44	35	0.00
November 21	47	43	0.04
November 22	59	43	0.00
November 23	60	42	0.00
November 24	55	45	0.46
November 25	66	48	0.60
November 26	48	43	0.03
November 27	56	47	0.32
November 28	62	40	0.31
November 29	40	34	0.04
November 30	53	33	0.00

December 1973 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	45	28	0.00	0.0
December 2	40	23	0.00	0.0
December 3	60	27	0.00	0.0
December 4	62	48	0.00	0.0
December 5	61	47	0.76	0.0
December 6	47	36	0.00	0.0
December 7	36	30	0.00	0.0
December 8	33	28	0.00	0.0
December 9	35	32	1.11	0.0
December 10	41	31	0.00	0.0
December 11	31	24	0.00	0.0
December 12	31	24	0.00	0.0
December 13	36	28	0.01	0.0
December 14	37	30	0.05	0.0
December 15	30	29	0.00	0.0
December 16	29	24	0.14	0.1
December 17	24	20	0.87	7.0
December 18	22	14	0.00	0.0
December 19	26	21	0.00	0.0
December 20	41	26	0.86	0.0
December 21	40	23	0.48	4.0
December 22	28	20	0.00	0.0
December 23	36	28	0.00	0.0
December 24	33	26	0.00	0.0
December 25	39	30	0.05	0.0
December 26	44	38	0.51	0.0
December 27	51	38	0.00	0.0
December 28	44	36	0.00	0.0
December 29	46	36	0.01	0.0
December 30	39	29	0.00	0.0
December 31	37	32	0.07	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Altoona-Blair County Airport	location
1893–1948	Altoona Horseshoe Curve	location