Weather Records on 6 July 1946

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1946. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 6 July 1946

On 6 July 1946, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 162 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 69.2 mm (2.7 in) on 6 July 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

172 stations

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

Weather records on 6 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajag	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 6 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1946

Top 20 records on 6 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1946	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	132 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1946	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Mahuadaur, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Pachora, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Leitchfield 2 N, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Irvington, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Bajag, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Minden, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Amalner, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Morgan City, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	New Holland, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1946	Beloit, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1946	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1946	Falmouth, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1946	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1946	Bhadgaon, IN	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 172 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 10	91
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2