Weather Records on 1 August 1946

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1946. Highest significance: Lock Haven, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1946

On 1 August 1946, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 330 daily.
Lock Haven set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 1 August 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 1 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Letchworth Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 1 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1946

Top 20 records on 1 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1946	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1946	Elmira, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Padwa, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Middleboro, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Pundi, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Rajkanika, IN	all-time rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Southport, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Armstrong, CA	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Aurora, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Letchworth Park, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1946	Banff, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1946	Montrose, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1946	Aul, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1946	Runge, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1946	Chatham, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1946	Pasan, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	27 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

1797 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1946. 1946 had 336 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1946-08-01: 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	228
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1