Weather Records on 23 March 1946

170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1946. Highest significance: Chariton 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1946

On 23 March 1946, 170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 164 daily.
Chariton 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 23 March 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

170 stations

170 station records on 23 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matjesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomborneit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

170 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1946

Top 20 records on 23 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1946	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Harlan, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Barduar, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Unionville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Fayette, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Damra, IN	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1946	Amchong(Sonepur), IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Sac City, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Storm Lake, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Oregon, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Shelbina, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Raiganj, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Matjesvlei, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Winnebago, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1946	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	27 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

1796 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 170 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 100	150
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1