Weather Records on 19 January 1958

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1958. Highest significance: Nooitgedacht, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 January 1958

On 19 January 1958, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 603 daily.
Nooitgedacht set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.5 mm (6.4 in) on 19 January 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 19 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Tail	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 142, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	142
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 17, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1958

Top 20 records on 19 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1958	Nooitgedacht, ZA	monthly rain	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1958	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Palpan, MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Hawthorne, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Los Alamos, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	White Tail, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Industria, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1958	Denison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	40 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

1796 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 627 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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	488
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2