Weather Records on 29 September 1946

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1946. Highest significance: Nicolet, CA.

Key Facts for 29 September 1946

On 29 September 1946, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 260 daily.
Nicolet set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 29 September 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 29 September 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 September 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1946

Top 20 records on 29 September 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1946	Nicolet, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1946	Oracle, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1946	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1946	Woodward, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1946	Gogland, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1946	Singimari, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1946	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Anahuac, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Sorel, CA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Quebec, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Milan, IT	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	La Grange, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Coldwater, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Everett, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1946	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	23 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

1836 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1946. 1946 had 265 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 10	175
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3