Weather Records on 1 May 1946

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1946. Highest significance: Poplar Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 1946

On 1 May 1946, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 397 daily.
Poplar Bluff set a daily record precipitation of 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 1 May 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 1 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 1 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1946

Top 20 records on 1 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1946	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1946	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Colony, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Spearfish, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Paxton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Farmington, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Vale, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	Banka, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1946	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 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

1795 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 415 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1946-05-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	303
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1