Weather Records on 23 October 1946

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1946. Highest significance: Pawhuska, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1946

On 23 October 1946, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 256 daily.
Pawhuska set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 23 October 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 23 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomborneit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 23 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1946

Top 20 records on 23 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1946	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1946	Patan, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1946	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Steveston, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Elsinore, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Minsk, BY	daily low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Crosbyton, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Biser, RU	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Bajandaj, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1946	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 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

1795 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 258 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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).