Weather Records on 3 July 1946

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1946. Highest significance: Humboldt, CA.

Key Facts for 3 July 1946

On 3 July 1946, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 237 daily.
Humboldt set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 3 July 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 3 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 3 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1946

Top 20 records on 3 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1946	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Dauphin, CA	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Alwar, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Axel, NL	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Stratton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Elizabeth City, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Blair, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Uccle, BE	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Hoxie, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Randleman, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Virden, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Puri, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1946	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	36 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 243 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1946-07-03: 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 10	150
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2