Weather Records on 9 August 1946

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1946. Highest significance: Ekaterinburg, RU.

Key Facts for 9 August 1946

On 9 August 1946, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 303 daily.
Ekaterinburg set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 9 August 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 9 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 9 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1946

Top 20 records on 9 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1946	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1946	Springer, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Chapleau 2, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Mangrol, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Biser, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1946	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Lubbock 9N, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Kota-In-Rajasthan, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Miami, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1946	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	28 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

1798 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1946. 1946 had 307 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1946-08-09: 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	215
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1