Weather Records on 1 April 1946

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1946. Highest significance: Balasore, IN.

Key Facts for 1 April 1946

On 1 April 1946, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,001 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,133 daily.
Balasore set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 1 April 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 1 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 514, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 487, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 1 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	514
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	487
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 1,133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

993 broken records

Margins by which the 993 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1946

Top 20 records on 1 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1946	Balasore, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Binjharpur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Tangi, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Champhai, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Moncton, CA	monthly low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Drevja, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Koegasbrug, ZA	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Bedford, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1946	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1946	Kalna, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1946	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1946	Nebraska City 1 NW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1946	Greenfield, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1946	Atchison, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 years	33 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

1803 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1946. 1946 had 1,172 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 20	967
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1