Weather Records on 10 April 1946

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1946. Highest significance: Purulia, IN.

Key Facts for 10 April 1946

On 10 April 1946, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 275 daily.
Purulia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 10 April 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 10 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 22.

Records on 10 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1946

Top 20 records on 10 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1946	Purulia, IN	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Moncton, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Krishnanagar, IN	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Pal-Lahara, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Manbazar, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Astoria, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Bankura Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Vancouver Pmo, CA	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Sepaya, IN	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Point Escuminac, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Eastport, US	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Steveston, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1946	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	35 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 287 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	229
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1