Weather Records on 19 April 1946

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1946. Highest significance: Dungog Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 1946

On 19 April 1946, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 479 daily.
Dungog Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 19 April 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 19 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.6 mm (9.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kakatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 19 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1946

Top 20 records on 19 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1946	Dungog Post Office, AU	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1946	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Bagodar I, IN	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Gundy (Miller St), AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Millers Forest School, AU	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	St.Clair, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Quindalup, AU	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1946	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 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

1807 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1946. 1946 had 501 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	364
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2