Weather Records on 5 July 1946

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1946. Highest significance: Sirpur, IN.

Key Facts for 5 July 1946

On 5 July 1946, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 266 daily.
Sirpur set a daily record precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 5 July 1946.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

273 stations

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

Weather records on 5 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	460.0 mm (18.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	301.8 mm (11.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 124.

Records on 5 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1946

Top 20 records on 5 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1946	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Ner, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Mangrulpir, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Indore, IN	daily rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Darwha, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Milan, IT	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	164 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Palmetto, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Pusad, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Kenton, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Caron, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Digras, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1946	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1946	Vada, IN	daily rain	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1946	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	33 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

1796 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 273 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 25	202
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2