Weather Records on 11 October 1946

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1946. Highest significance: Islampur, IN.

Key Facts for 11 October 1946

On 11 October 1946, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 512 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 767 daily.
Islampur set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 11 October 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 11 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 351, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	351
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1946

Top 20 records on 11 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1946	Islampur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Cheesman, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Aijal, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Wooster 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1946	Idaho Springs, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Motihari, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Singimari, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1946	Lake Moraine, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	32 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 770 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	612
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1