Weather Records on 7 August 1946

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1946. Highest significance: Setauket Strong, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1946

On 7 August 1946, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 485 daily.
Setauket Strong set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 7 August 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 7 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Illerbrun	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 7 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1946

Top 20 records on 7 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1946	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1946	Bantwal, IN	monthly rain	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Selma, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Maple Creek, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Udipi, IN	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Taunton, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Kingston, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Fall River, US	all-time rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Sarangarh, IN	monthly rain	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Padampur, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Middleboro, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Pandaria, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1946	Guna, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	38 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

1808 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1946. 1946 had 500 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	338
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1