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Weather Records on 8 August 1946

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1946. Highest significance: Khed, IN.

Key Facts for 8 August 1946

  • On 8 August 1946, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 104 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 345 daily.
  • Khed set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 8 August 1946.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

349 stations
Weather records on 8 August 1946 349 station records on 8 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
349 station records on 8 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KhedIndiaRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
AkolaIndiaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
MangrolIndiaRecord daily precipitation237.5 mm (9.4 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
DindoriIndiaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
NasikIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
KalvanIndiaRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
SorabIndiaRecord daily precipitation127.0 mm (5.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
PanchganiIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.3 mm (4.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation113.0 mm (4.4 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
SuratIndiaRecord daily precipitation109.7 mm (4.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
PimpalgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
OlpadIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.5 mm (3.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
SinnarIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
KhanpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation143.3 mm (5.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
KishanganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation141.2 mm (5.6 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
AudubonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
BardoliIndiaRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
SasvadIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
MilanItalyRecord high minimum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
NandurbarIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
KlintonelCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
ChikhliIndiaRecord daily precipitation110.2 mm (4.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)IndiaRecord daily precipitation67.1 mm (2.6 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
AlandiIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
ValodIndiaRecord daily precipitation83.3 mm (3.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda AmbegaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
ShiralaIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MedhaIndiaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
PatanIndiaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake KonomocUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation98.3 mm (3.9 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MandviIndiaRecord daily precipitation100.6 mm (4.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
TrimbakIndiaRecord daily precipitation150.9 mm (5.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation62.7 mm (2.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden HeadCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PusesauliIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
KustanaiKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation31.7 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo NovoBrazilRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
GadhinglajIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
UdipiIndiaRecord daily precipitation159.8 mm (6.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
PeintIndiaRecord daily precipitation120.9 mm (4.8 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
MokhadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation112.8 mm (4.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
BundiIndiaRecord daily precipitation132.1 mm (5.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
KindersleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
HathwaIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BansdaIndiaRecord daily precipitation152.7 mm (6.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
SataraIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
WaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation46.7 mm (1.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp FarmUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
PoonaIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
KhuraiIndiaRecord daily precipitation117.3 mm (4.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
SangamnerIndiaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
YavalIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
BaranIndiaRecord daily precipitation110.2 mm (4.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-KingstonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
CarmelUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ChandorIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records
Records on 8 August 1946 by type Records set or tied on 8 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 145. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 64Lowest daily maximum: 18Highest daily minimum: 40Lowest daily minimum: 82Heaviest daily rainfall: 145Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.
Records on 8 August 1946 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum64
Lowest daily maximum18
Highest daily minimum40
Lowest daily minimum82
Heaviest daily rainfall145
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 August 1946 by timescale Records on 8 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 345. 0100200300400all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 345all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 345.
Records on 8 August 1946 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily345

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1946 Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.4. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 20: 21920 to 40: 3340 to 60: 1460 to 80: 980 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 August 1946
MarginRecords
0 to 20219
20 to 4033
40 to 6014
60 to 809
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1946
Top 20 records on 8 August 1946 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 1946Khed, INdaily rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)44.2 mm (1.7 in)39 years55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Akola, INdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)36 years54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Mangrol, INmonthly rain237.5 mm (9.4 in)67.3 mm (2.6 in)35 years54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Dindori, INdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)38.6 mm (1.5 in)35 years52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Nasik, INdaily rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)20 years50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Kalvan, INdaily rain71.6 mm (2.8 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)20 years50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Sorab, INdaily rain127.0 mm (5.0 in)60.5 mm (2.4 in)15 years48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Panchgani, INdaily rain114.3 mm (4.5 in)73.4 mm (2.9 in)13 years48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Kinston 7 SE, USdaily rain113.0 mm (4.4 in)62.7 mm (2.5 in)11 years47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Surat, INdaily rain109.7 mm (4.3 in)70.6 mm (2.8 in)15 years45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Pimpalgaon, INdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)39.7 mm (1.6 in)20 years45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Olpad, INdaily rain79.5 mm (3.1 in)61.0 mm (2.4 in)20 years44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Sinnar, INdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)39 years44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Khanpur, INdaily rain143.3 mm (5.6 in)83.4 mm (3.3 in)36 years44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Kishanganj, INdaily rain141.2 mm (5.6 in)78.7 mm (3.1 in)36 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Audubon, USdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)52.9 mm (2.1 in)21 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Blackville 3 W, USdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)41 years42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Bardoli, INdaily rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)36 years41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Sasvad, INdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)21.0 mm (0.8 in)44 years41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1946Milan, ITdaily high min25.1 C (77.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)137 years41 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

1793 to 1946
Records on 08-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 349 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31815: 11833: 11843: 11844: 21845: 11854: 11859: 31860: 11861: 11863: 11865: 11868: 21869: 11871: 11873: 31875: 21876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 31888: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 11895: 81896: 21897: 51898: 101899: 81900: 111901: 21902: 21903: 201904: 131905: 71906: 91907: 91908: 131909: 341910: 51911: 381912: 571913: 281914: 71915: 471916: 391917: 351918: 1601919: 281920: 1381921: 421922: 741923: 701924: 991925: 1491926: 1901927: 2781928: 2521929: 1661930: 8011931: 3181932: 2341933: 2281934: 7341935: 5081936: 3591937: 3621938: 8551939: 6711940: 3331941: 3241942: 6141943: 5121944: 3521945: 5721946: 3491947: 4421948: 5431949: 6751950: 5161951: 5131952: 3051953: 3931954: 5581955: 5371956: 2731957: 5171958: 4961959: 4701960: 3991961: 2701962: 5671963: 6011964: 4671965: 5201966: 5981967: 4321968: 8681969: 5841970: 7031971: 6461972: 1,0731973: 4461974: 7261975: 1,0411976: 1,2021977: 6071978: 9761979: 4661980: 9191981: 9641982: 7111983: 1,1101984: 6191985: 7261986: 5751987: 8611988: 7331989: 2,3981990: 1,1241991: 1,2301992: 1,2671993: 6541994: 1,0091995: 1,5031996: 8141997: 1,3811998: 1,3041999: 1,2482000: 9612001: 1,5572002: 1,0592003: 1,4322004: 1,1152005: 8822006: 8422007: 1,6602008: 8342009: 1,1122010: 1,2542011: 1,2562012: 7542013: 8412014: 5422015: 8352016: 5602017: 8312018: 7312019: 7222020: 8942021: 5022022: 7112023: 9792024: 7742025: 7522026: 1,0001793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 349 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-08 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17981
18001
18083
18151
18331
18431
18442
18451
18541
18593
18601
18611
18631
18651
18682
18691
18711
18733
18752
18762
18771
18781
18792
18801
18843
18883
18902
18911
18922
18931
18958
18962
18975
189810
18998
190011
19012
19022
190320
190413
19057
19069
19079
190813
190934
19105
191138
191257
191328
19147
191547
191639
191735
1918160
191928
1920138
192142
192274
192370
192499
1925149
1926190
1927278
1928252
1929166
1930801
1931318
1932234
1933228
1934734
1935508
1936359
1937362
1938855
1939671
1940333
1941324
1942614
1943512
1944352
1945572
1946349
1947442
1948543
1949675
1950516
1951513
1952305
1953393
1954558
1955537
1956273
1957517
1958496
1959470
1960399
1961270
1962567
1963601
1964467
1965520
1966598
1967432
1968868
1969584
1970703
1971646
19721,073
1973446
1974726
19751,041
19761,202
1977607
1978976
1979466
1980919
1981964
1982711
19831,110
1984619
1985726
1986575
1987861
1988733
19892,398
19901,124
19911,230
19921,267
1993654
19941,009
19951,503
1996814
19971,381
19981,304
19991,248
2000961
20011,557
20021,059
20031,432
20041,115
2005882
2006842
20071,660
2008834
20091,112
20101,254
20111,256
2012754
2013841
2014542
2015835
2016560
2017831
2018731
2019722
2020894
2021502
2022711
2023979
2024774
2025752
20261,000

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).