Weather Records on 10 January 1958

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1958. Highest significance: Strydenberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1958

On 10 January 1958, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 398 daily.
Strydenberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 10 January 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 10 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 10 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 10 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1958

Top 20 records on 10 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1958	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Mochudi, BW	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Haparanda, SE	all-time low min	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Ponce 4 E, PR	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Ebenezer (Weltevrede), ZA	all-time rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1958	Coloso, PR	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1958	Lares, PR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1958	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1958	Valencia Estates, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1958	Storrs, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1958	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1958	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	29 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

1799 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1958. 1958 had 403 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 20	295
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2