Weather Records on 31 December 1945

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1945. Highest significance: Woodbrook, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1945

On 31 December 1945, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 200 daily.
Woodbrook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 31 December 1945.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 31 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 170	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 31 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 31 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1945

Top 20 records on 31 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1945	Woodbrook, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Roebourne, AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Boodarie, AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Mardie, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1945	Cooya Pooya, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Strelley, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Grand Falls, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Morgantown 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1945	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1945. 1945 had 210 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	134
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	4