Weather Records on 7 January 1946

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1946. Highest significance: Decatur 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1946

On 7 January 1946, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 720 daily.
Decatur 1 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 7 January 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 7 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 396, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	396
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 113, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1946

Top 20 records on 7 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1946	Decatur 1 N, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1946	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Knoxville AP, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Canton, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Goodwater, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Pelzer, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Athens, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Covington, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Toccoa, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Rosedale, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Byrdstown 1 W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Coldwater, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1946	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	36 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

1826 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1946. 1946 had 834 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1946-01-07: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	611
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1