Weather Records on 8 October 1946

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1946. Highest significance: Imphal (C.Hosp), IN.

Key Facts for 8 October 1946

On 8 October 1946, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 461 daily.
Imphal (C.Hosp) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 8 October 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 8 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mirpur	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1946

Top 20 records on 8 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1946	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1946	Yalta, UA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1946	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Darlington, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Asheville, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Palampur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Ocala, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Saluda, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Kisinev, MD	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Ricardo, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Bhimber, PK	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Roby, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1946	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	42 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 471 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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	317
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1