Weather Records on 4 January 1958

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1958. Highest significance: The Downs, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1958

On 4 January 1958, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 415 daily.
The Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 301.0 mm (11.9 in) on 4 January 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 4 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 23, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1958

Top 20 records on 4 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1958	The Downs, ZA	all-time rain	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1958	Schelm, ZA	all-time rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1958	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1958	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Zamora (Obs), MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	La Pryor, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Mankayane, SZ	all-time rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Zacapu (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Jawad, IN	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1958	Ricardo, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 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

1795 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 448 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	316
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1