Weather Records on 4 December 1946

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1946. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 4 December 1946

On 4 December 1946, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 484 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 81.4 mm (3.2 in) on 4 December 1946.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

515 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nudgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 4 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1946

Top 20 records on 4 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1946	Hvar, HR	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1946	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Tindivanam, IN	monthly rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Chingleput, IN	monthly rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Karur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Bakani (Rallai), IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Gudur, IN	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Tada, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1946	Rapur, IN	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1946	Gingee, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1946	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1946	Saint John, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1946	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	32 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

1796 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 515 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 20	357
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1