Weather Records on 19 October 1946

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1946. Highest significance: Ashland #2, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1946

On 19 October 1946, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 295 daily.
Ashland #2 set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 19 October 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 19 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barchana	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sukinda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 19 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1946

Top 20 records on 19 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1946	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Iguape, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Siwan, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Sonari, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Serampore, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Gop, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1946	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Ageon, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Parlakimedi, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1946	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	29 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

1806 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1946. 1946 had 297 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	196
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1