Weather Records on 23 April 1946

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1946. Highest significance: Harrisonville, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1946

On 23 April 1946, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 639 daily.
Harrisonville set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 23 April 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 23 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1946

Top 20 records on 23 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1946	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Glenelg Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Le Roy, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Adelaide (Brighton), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Kingston, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Harlingen, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Alattur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Navalgund, IN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Okemah, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Sakri, IN	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Corning, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	Bilgi, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1946	San Remo, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1946	Brockville, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1946	Louisburg, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1946	Dindori, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 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

1800 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1946. 1946 had 649 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	510
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1