Weather Records on 24 April 1946

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1946. Highest significance: Dardanelle, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1946

On 24 April 1946, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 460 daily.
Dardanelle set a daily record precipitation of 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 24 April 1946.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 24 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenland Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wallace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 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

24 April 1946

Top 20 records on 24 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1946	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Ozark, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Chain of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Dutson, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1946	Pauri, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Nuguru(Venkitapu), IN	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Sarsfield, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1946	Big Creek, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	29 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

1799 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1946. 1946 had 487 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	376
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1