Weather Records on 6 November 1946

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1946. Highest significance: Surat, IN.

Key Facts for 6 November 1946

On 6 November 1946, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 658 daily.
Surat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 6 November 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 6 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 6 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 6 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1946

Top 20 records on 6 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1946	Surat, IN	monthly rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1946	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1946	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Palitana, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Ilav, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Valod, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Sangod, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Atner, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Vagra, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Byad, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Olpad, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	Durant, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1946	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	45 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 682 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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Data for records on 1946-11-06: 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	577
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1