Weather Records on 10 March 1946

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1946. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1946

On 10 March 1946, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 268 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 10 March 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

274 stations

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

Weather records on 10 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 950.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1946

Top 20 records on 10 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1946	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1946	Keosauqua, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1946	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Cairo Ezbekiya, EG	monthly high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Odessa, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	El Suez, EG	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Helwan (Cairo), EG	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Kooskia, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Armour, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily low max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Meeker, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1946	Elberta, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	22 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

1807 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1946. 1946 had 274 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 200	210
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1