Weather Records on 21 May 1946

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1946. Highest significance: Bainbridge 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 21 May 1946

On 21 May 1946, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 321 daily.
Bainbridge 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 21 May 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 21 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 21 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1946

Top 20 records on 21 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1946	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Maibong, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Goilkera, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Gooty, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Nohar, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Rajgarh, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1946	Digby, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Karimganj Farm, IN	monthly rain	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Avon, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Salisbury, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1946	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 324 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	204
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1