Weather Records on 28 July 1946

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1946. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 28 July 1946

On 28 July 1946, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 372 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 28 July 1946.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 28 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 28 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1946

Top 20 records on 28 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1946	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1946	Rohtak, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Khandala, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Jamkhandi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Sadabad, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1946	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Eldon, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Beri(Berikhas), IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Raisen, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Metten, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1946	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	31 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

1815 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1946. 1946 had 380 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1946-07-28: 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 20	243
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1