Weather Records on 25 October 1946

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1946. Highest significance: Minocqua, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 1946

On 25 October 1946, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 448 daily.
Minocqua set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 25 October 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 25 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1946

Top 20 records on 25 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1946	Minocqua, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Princeton, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Moorhead, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Pierce Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Holy Cross, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Belleville, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Earlington, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Kenton, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Vauxhall, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Cairo River, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Orofino, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Mayfield 2 S, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1946	Lundbreck, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 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

1800 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1946. 1946 had 460 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 50	376
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2