Weather Records on 24 March 1946

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1946. Highest significance: Jaitanga Valley, IN.

Key Facts for 24 March 1946

On 24 March 1946, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 194 daily.
Jaitanga Valley set a daily record precipitation of 169.9 mm (6.7 in) on 24 March 1946.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 24 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1946

Top 20 records on 24 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1946	Jaitanga Valley, IN	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Wokha, IN	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Monsildale, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Sialsuk, IN	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Lumding, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Mahendraganj, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Dimapur, IN	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Seleng, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1946	Mokakchung, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	36 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

1794 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 212 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	175
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1