Weather Records on 5 September 1946

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1946. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 5 September 1946

On 5 September 1946, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 358 daily.
Nordby (Fano) set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 5 September 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 5 September 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brandywine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1946

Top 20 records on 5 September 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1946	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1946	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1946	Kola-In-Murman, RU	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Navalgund, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Osage, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Northwood, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Janwada, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Palladam, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Manhattan, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Akluj, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Madurai, IN	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Park Rch, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Bidar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1946	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	33 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

1802 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 367 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	248
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1