Weather Records on 23 September 1946

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1946. Highest significance: Gadsden, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1946

On 23 September 1946, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 618 daily.
Gadsden set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 23 September 1946.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

623 stations

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

Weather records on 23 September 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 September 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1946

Top 20 records on 23 September 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1946	Gadsden, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Kolar, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Valley Head, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Rugby, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Decatur, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Viroqua, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Pakala, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Hosur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Oneonta, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Greensburg, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Lapeer 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Palmetto, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Kamsack, CA	monthly snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1946	Hastings, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 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 623 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	437
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1