Weather Records on 7 April 1946

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1946. Highest significance: Sulur, IN.

Key Facts for 7 April 1946

On 7 April 1946, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 394 daily.
Sulur set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 7 April 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 7 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 7 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1946

Top 20 records on 7 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1946	Sulur, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1946	Deoria, IN	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1946	Sviland, NO	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1946	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1946	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1946	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1946	Kamsack, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Ames, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Lares, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Schreiber, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Feodosiia, UA	daily high max	20.9 C (69.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Russellville, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1946	Wagoner, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	25 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

1800 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1946. 1946 had 397 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	283
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1