Weather Records on 9 October 1946

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1946. Highest significance: Bhiwani, IN.

Key Facts for 9 October 1946

On 9 October 1946, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 311 daily.
Bhiwani set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 9 October 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 9 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1946

Top 20 records on 9 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1946	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Warrenton, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Encinal, US	daily rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Una, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Kerrville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Shimla, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Kangra, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Augusta, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1946	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	35 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 317 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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 25	211
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1