Weather Records on 12 January 1958

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1958. Highest significance: Morokweng (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1958

On 12 January 1958, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 402 daily.
Morokweng (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.0 mm (4.6 in) on 12 January 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 12 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Karouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1958

Top 20 records on 12 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1958	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1958	Huntington, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Dilley, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Pearsall, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Nixon, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Houma, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Ludiksdam, ZA	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Reriutaba, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Adrian, US	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	De Kalk, ZA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Seguin, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1958	Luling, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1958	Grand View 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1958	Bizerte Karouba, TN	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1958	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1958	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	30 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

1794 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 410 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	320
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1