Weather Records on 22 October 1946

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1946. Highest significance: Arnsberg, DE.

Key Facts for 22 October 1946

On 22 October 1946, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 280 daily.
Arnsberg set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 22 October 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 22 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 22 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1946

Top 20 records on 22 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1946	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Santa Rosa, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Ukiah, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Balasore, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1946	Yreka, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 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 282 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 10	222
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1