Weather Records on 7 September 1946

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1946. Highest significance: Guide Rock, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1946

On 7 September 1946, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 337 daily.
Guide Rock set a daily record precipitation of 117.3 mm (4.6 in) on 7 September 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 7 September 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 7 September 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1946

Top 20 records on 7 September 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1946	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Parnu, EE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Lexington, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Beloit, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Hosur, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Gannavaram, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Murdo, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Sankari, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Soro, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1946	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	37 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 356 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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	263
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1