Weather Records on 22 July 1946

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1946. Highest significance: Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1946

On 22 July 1946, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 447 daily.
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 22 July 1946.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 22 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 22 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1946

Top 20 records on 22 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1946	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Emsdale, CA	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Karimganj Farm, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Cambridge, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Walwa, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Mitta Mitta, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Macharla, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Pearl River, US	monthly rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Pearlington, US	all-time rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Trenton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1946	Albemarle, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1946	Tada, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1946	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 455 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 10	292
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1