Weather Records on 23 July 1946

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1946. Highest significance: Cudgewa North, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1946

On 23 July 1946, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 513 daily.
Cudgewa North set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 23 July 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 23 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 371.

Records on 23 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1946

Top 20 records on 23 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1946	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Diapur, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Sathenapalli, IN	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Amherst, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Groton, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Ajo, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Taos, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Lillimur Estate, AU	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Jindabyne Public School, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Serviceton, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1946	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	43 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

1794 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 531 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	399
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2