Weather Records on 7 December 1946

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1946. Highest significance: Chingleput, IN.

Key Facts for 7 December 1946

On 7 December 1946, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 831 daily.
Chingleput set a daily record precipitation of 192.3 mm (7.6 in) on 7 December 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 7 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1946

Top 20 records on 7 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1946	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Gangapur Sahara, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Tada, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Sattur, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	T.Narsipur, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1946	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	40 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

1801 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1946. 1946 had 855 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

Download the Data

Data for records on 1946-12-07: 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 20	642
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1