Weather Records on 5 June 1946

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1946. Highest significance: Bhainsdehi, IN.

Key Facts for 5 June 1946

On 5 June 1946, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 637 daily.
Bhainsdehi set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 June 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 5 June 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 294, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 5 June 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	294
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1946

Top 20 records on 5 June 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1946	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Sausar, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Multai, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Biloxi, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Gogland, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Ankola, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1946	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Oakley, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1946	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 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

1804 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1946. 1946 had 656 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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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	490
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1