Weather Records on 10 August 1946

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1946. Highest significance: Pottangi, IN.

Key Facts for 10 August 1946

On 10 August 1946, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 296 daily.
Pottangi set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 10 August 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 10 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 10 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1946

Top 20 records on 10 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1946	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Hosur, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Truchas, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Malvern, GB	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Roberval Nord, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Mancelona, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Hanover, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Kavali, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1946	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1946	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1946	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1946	Hata, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1946	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 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

1814 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1946. 1946 had 303 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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 10	186
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1