Weather Records on 15 August 1946

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1946. Highest significance: Nashville 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1946

On 15 August 1946, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 274 daily.
Nashville 1 E set an all-time record daily precipitation of 166.4 mm (6.6 in) on 15 August 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 15 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bijanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farukhnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1946

Top 20 records on 15 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1946	Nashville 1 E, US	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Jefferson City Wtp, US	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Greenville, US	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Tappen, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Mahoba, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	St Louis Eads Brg, US	all-time rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Serampore, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Adoni, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Salem, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Bijanagar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Sampla, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Baseri, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Farmersburg, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1946	Atrauli, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	34 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 285 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	175
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1