Weather Records on 4 October 1946

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1946. Highest significance: Abbott 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1946

On 4 October 1946, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 307 daily.
Abbott 1 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 4 October 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 4 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 4 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1946

Top 20 records on 4 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1946	Abbott 1 SE, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Springer, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Menno, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Roy, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Marion, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Palo Verde (1), US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Raton, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Wagner, US	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Kayballup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Howard, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Tyndall, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Newport, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Amber, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Armour, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1946	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 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

1795 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 314 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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).