Weather Records on 4 November 1946

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1946. Highest significance: Tribune 1W, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1946

On 4 November 1946, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 735 daily.
Tribune 1W set a monthly record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 4 November 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 4 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kismet Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1946

Top 20 records on 4 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1946	Tribune 1W, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1946	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Blanco, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Anahuac, US	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Lamar, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Alvin, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Ongole, IN	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Palacode, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Garden City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Hugoton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Healy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1946	Estes Park, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	44 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

1803 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1946. 1946 had 784 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	586
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	1