Weather Records on 14 October 1946

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1946. Highest significance: Ricardo, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1946

On 14 October 1946, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 397 daily.
Ricardo set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 14 October 1946.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 14 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrendong (Pine Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1946

Top 20 records on 14 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1946	Ricardo, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Toolleen (Ryan), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Burrendong (Pine Park), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1946	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1946	Aberfeldy, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	28 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 398 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	308
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3