Weather Records on 1 July 1946

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1946. Highest significance: Kanas, IN.

Key Facts for 1 July 1946

On 1 July 1946, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 423 daily.
Kanas set an all-time record daily precipitation of 232.4 mm (9.1 in) on 1 July 1946.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

432 stations

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

Weather records on 1 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wallace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Beach (Compton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woods (Quoin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 1 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1946

Top 20 records on 1 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1946	Kanas, IN	all-time rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1946	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Mount Wallace, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Jalesar, IN	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Motihari, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Lakefield, CA	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Mancelona, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Koroit, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1946	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 432 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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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	334
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2