Weather Records on 10 February 1946

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1946. Highest significance: Cookhouse (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 February 1946

On 10 February 1946, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 381 daily.
Cookhouse (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 10 February 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

398 stations

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

Weather records on 10 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 10 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 10 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1946

Top 20 records on 10 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1946	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Reid River Railway Station, AU	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Asheville, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Rome, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Cleveland, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Flora, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Mingela Post Office, AU	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1946	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 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

1798 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1946. 1946 had 398 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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 50	343
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1