Weather Records on 10 January 1946

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1946. Highest significance: Rietvallei, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1946

On 10 January 1946, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 327 daily.
Rietvallei set a daily record precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 10 January 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 10 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomborneit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairieview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairieview	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 10 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 10 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1946

Top 20 records on 10 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1946	Rietvallei, ZA	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Lubbock 9N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Woodstock Post Office, AU	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Springdale, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Spur, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1946	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1946	North End, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1946	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1946	Oxford, GB	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1946	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1946	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1946	Young, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	31 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

1799 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1946. 1946 had 335 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	233
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1