Weather Records on 7 May 1946

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1946. Highest significance: Andarai, BR.

Key Facts for 7 May 1946

On 7 May 1946, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 331 daily.
Andarai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.4 mm (3.9 in) on 7 May 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 7 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hucknell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanobbing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 7 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1946

Top 20 records on 7 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1946	Andarai, BR	monthly rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Barra, BR	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Queimadas, BR	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Naubatpur, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Redlands, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1946	Hucknell, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Hammond, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Oakland, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Parsa, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Spring Hill, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Lares, PR	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1946	Belvoir, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 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

1795 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 339 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1946
Margin	Records
0 to 10	221
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2