Weather Records on 7 January 1958

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1958. Highest significance: Atlantic City Marina, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1958

On 7 January 1958, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 397 daily.
Atlantic City Marina set a daily record snowfall of 28.7 cm (11.3 in) on 7 January 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 7 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 7 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 7 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1958

Top 20 records on 7 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1958	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Francistown, BW	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	all-time low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	New Holland, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Qacu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Yalta, UA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Sussex, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1958	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	35 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

1826 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1958. 1958 had 416 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 50	332
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1