Weather Records on 22 January 1946

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1946. Highest significance: Gravesend Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1946

On 22 January 1946, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 318 daily.
Gravesend Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 214.6 mm (8.4 in) on 22 January 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 22 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Biniguy (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 22 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 22 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 11, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 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

22 January 1946

Top 20 records on 22 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1946	Gravesend Post Office, AU	monthly rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1946	Biniguy (Springfield), AU	all-time rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1946	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1946	Moree Post Office, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Guyra Post Office, AU	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	all-time rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Woodbine Station, AU	all-time rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Warialda Post Office, AU	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1946	Inverell Comparison, AU	all-time rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	43 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

1795 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 341 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	218
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1