Weather Records on 21 July 1946

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1946. Highest significance: Thundelarra, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1946

On 21 July 1946, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 384 daily.
Thundelarra set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 21 July 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

398 stations

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

Weather records on 21 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malmalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 21 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1946

Top 20 records on 21 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1946	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Bidhuna, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Catawba Island 1 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Digri, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Calera, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Kotli, PK	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Georgetown, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Chelsea, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Rajpuri(Rampur), IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Irvington, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Crockett, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1946	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1946	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1946	Omsk, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1946	Cuero, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	32 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

1794 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 398 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	288
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1