Weather Records on 6 August 1946

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1946. Highest significance: Berens River, CA.

Key Facts for 6 August 1946

On 6 August 1946, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 421 daily.
Berens River set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 6 August 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 6 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berens River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henley Woolshed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barchana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 6 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1946

Top 20 records on 6 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1946	Berens River, CA	all-time rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1946	Barwani, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Nellore, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Shajapur, IN	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Farmington, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Mauzy, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1946	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Rushville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Andenes, NO	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Lake Moraine, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1946	Henley Woolshed, AU	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	28 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 430 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	271
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1