Weather Records on 11 March 1946

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1946. Highest significance: Yannathan, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1946

On 11 March 1946, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 458 daily.
Yannathan set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 11 March 1946.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 11 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aldivaloch (Budgeree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1245.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1946

Top 20 records on 11 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1946	Yannathan, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Beenak, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Wonthaggi, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Aldivaloch (Budgeree), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Terang, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Frankston 1, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Leongatha, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1946	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	35 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 461 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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Data for records on 1946-03-11: 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 200	393
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	1