Weather Records on 3 November 1946

1,017 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1946. Highest significance: Trinidad, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1946

On 3 November 1946, 1,017 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 935 daily.
Trinidad set an all-time record daily snowfall of 91.4 cm (36.0 in) on 3 November 1946.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,017 stations

1,017 station records on 3 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,017 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 79, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 348.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1946

Top 20 records on 3 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1946	Trinidad, US	all-time snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1946	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1946	Canon City, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1946	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1946	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Elkhart, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Johnson 11 ESE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Liberal, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Red Rvr, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Lamar, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Gudalur, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Oxford, GB	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Garden City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1946	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

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

1821 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1946. 1946 had 1,017 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1946-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	765
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	5