Weather Records on 23 August 1946

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1946. Highest significance: Agar, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1946

On 23 August 1946, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 407 daily.
Agar set a daily record precipitation of 211.1 mm (8.3 in) on 23 August 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 23 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 23 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1946

Top 20 records on 23 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1946	Agar, IN	daily rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Tonk, IN	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Khilchipur, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Cheesman, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Fall River, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Mandsaur, IN	daily rain	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Niwas, IN	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Khairee, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Lamar, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Shajapur, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1946	Shahpura, IN	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	35 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

1802 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 416 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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 25	294
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2