Weather Records on 11 August 1946

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1946. Highest significance: Port Alfred, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 August 1946

On 11 August 1946, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 410 daily.
Port Alfred set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 11 August 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 11 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 11 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1946

Top 20 records on 11 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1946	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Gooty, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Dhone, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Kalyandrug, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Adoni, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Bulken, NO	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Beaver, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1946	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 419 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	35
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1