Weather Records on 31 March 1946

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1946. Highest significance: Ettumanur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 March 1946

On 31 March 1946, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
718 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 798 daily.
Ettumanur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 31 March 1946.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 31 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 532, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 31 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	532
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 99, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1946

Top 20 records on 31 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1946	Ettumanur, IN	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1946	Agartala, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Sairang, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Jiggs 3 N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1946	Storlien, SE	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Paisley, GB	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1946	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	63 years	32 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

1808 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1946. 1946 had 897 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1946-03-31: 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 20	734
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1