Weather Records on 31 October 1946

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1946. Highest significance: Kundha (Kailkund), IN.

Key Facts for 31 October 1946

On 31 October 1946, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 527 daily.
Kundha (Kailkund) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 31 October 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 31 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1946

Top 20 records on 31 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1946	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1946	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1946	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1946	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1946	Appleton City, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1946	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1946	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Beardstown, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Hyannis, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Unanderra, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Taunton, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Setauket Strong, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Romney 1 SW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1946	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 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

1805 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1946. 1946 had 530 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	401
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1