Weather Records on 17 January 1958

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1958. Highest significance: Buffelsfontein 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1958

On 17 January 1958, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 543 daily.
Buffelsfontein 14 set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 17 January 1958.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 17 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1958

Top 20 records on 17 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1958	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Gagetown 2, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Eugenia, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Beeton, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Telpoort, ZA	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Fauquier, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Sherburne, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Thomasgat, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Ellesmere, ZA	monthly rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Ebenezer (Weltevrede), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1958	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 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 555 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	453
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1