Weather Records on 6 October 1946

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1946. Highest significance: Clark, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1946

On 6 October 1946, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 632 daily.
Clark set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 6 October 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 6 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1946

Top 20 records on 6 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1946	Clark, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1946	Ft Ripley, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Shillong, IN	monthly rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Norwich, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Whitewood, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Birtle, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Clarendon, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Wichita, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1946	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 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 678 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	486
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2