Chapel Hill Weather in 1973

Historical record of Chapel Hill, North Carolina weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.
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1973 Chapel Hill Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 93 °F September 3
Lowest temperature 9 °F February 12
Highest daily low 74 °F August 13
Lowest daily high 22 °F January 9
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches December 9
Most daily snow 6.0 inches January 8
Total annual precipitation 37.9 inches -
Total annual snow 13.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1973
Rank Temperature Date
1 93 °F Sep 3
1 93 °F Sep 2
1 93 °F Aug 31
1 93 °F Aug 30
1 93 °F Jul 23
1 93 °F Jun 18
7 92 °F Sep 1
7 92 °F Aug 29
7 92 °F Jul 10
7 92 °F Jul 5
Lowest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1973
Rank Temperature Date
1 9 °F February 12
2 10 °F February 18
3 13 °F February 19
3 13 °F January 14
3 13 °F January 9
6 14 °F December 18
6 14 °F January 15
8 15 °F February 13
8 15 °F January 11
8 15 °F January 10
January 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 59 0.07 0.0
68 50 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
39 35 0.45 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
49 37 0.12 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
30 19 0.60 6.0
22 13 0.32 0.0
35 15 0.00 0.0
36 15 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
40 13 0.00 0.0
48 14 0.00 0.0
54 27 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
65 32 0.00 0.0
59 30 0.12 0.0
59 29 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.15 0.0
70 45 0.22 0.0
65 33 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
62 28 0.00 0.0
57 37 0.39 0.0
57 33 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.55 0.0
40 17 0.00 0.0
41 18 0.00 0.0
February 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 23 0.00 0.0
63 37 1.96 0.0
67 40 0.86 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
58 30 0.00 0.0
63 31 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.12 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.15 0.0
35 23 0.07 0.0
28 21 0.23 3.0
31 9 0.00 0.0
41 15 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.00 0.0
51 35 0.13 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
40 16 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.00 0.0
40 13 0.00 0.0
54 22 0.00 0.0
57 28 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
58 27 0.00 0.0
63 33 0.17 0.0
58 37 0.67 0.0
38 29 0.50 0.0
March 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
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April 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 59 1.83 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.05 0.0
73 42 0.04 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
55 48 1.37 0.0
58 44 0.00 0.0
62 40 0.09 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
57 29 0.00 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
70 53 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.17 0.0
70 54 1.92 0.0
70 47 0.12 0.0
n/a 36 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
May 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 46 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.69 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
73 60 0.99 0.0
81 52 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
71 39 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.10 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.22 0.0
74 49 0.30 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.41 0.0
78 60 0.29 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
68 57 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.29 0.0
86 65 0.62 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
June 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 58 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.06 0.0
86 66 0.13 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.03 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
83 70 0.38 0.0
87 68 0.07 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.13 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
93 68 1.43 0.0
83 67 0.00 0.0
76 67 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.08 0.0
85 71 0.09 0.0
80 66 0.72 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
82 67 2.22 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
July 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 63 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.37 0.0
92 70 0.24 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.63 0.0
86 60 0.08 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.34 0.0
84 61 0.57 0.0
79 60 0.24 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.20 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
83 69 0.00 0.0
83 71 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
August 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 70 0.10 0.0
89 70 1.79 0.0
84 71 0.00 0.0
83 69 0.55 0.0
83 68 0.00 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
88 65 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
91 74 0.40 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.02 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
86 68 1.04 0.0
80 63 0.05 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.41 0.0
83 60 0.78 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
78 65 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
84 n/a 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
92 69 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
September 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
92 69 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
93 71 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.27 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.03 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
85 59 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.24 0.0
82 63 0.28 0.0
83 63 0.02 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.09 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
89 60 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.14 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.03 0.0
October 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 62 0.02 0.0
70 63 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.00 0.0
69 53 0.07 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
78 44 0.02 0.0
78 43 0.02 0.0
82 44 0.00 0.0
82 46 0.00 0.0
63 31 0.00 0.0
72 32 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
81 37 0.00 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
76 41 0.00 0.0
80 41 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.23 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.01 0.0
November 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 45 0.11 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
78 44 0.00 0.0
78 35 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.03 0.0
58 34 0.03 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.02 0.0
59 27 0.00 0.0
45 23 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
79 44 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.04 0.0
65 32 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
65 25 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.37 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
74 39 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.18 0.0
51 27 0.00 0.0
December 1973 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 31 0.00 0.0
64 30 0.00 0.0
54 27 0.00 0.0
67 29 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.02 0.0
71 39 0.12 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.07 0.0
40 36 2.25 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
36 23 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.00 0.0
50 39 0.31 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.66 0.0
38 27 0.95 4.0
31 14 0.01 0.0
36 16 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.01 0.0
38 21 0.00 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
68 57 0.01 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
65 33 0.30 0.0
54 37 0.41 0.0
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