Weather Records on 21 January 1958

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1958. Highest significance: Eureka 1E, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1958

On 21 January 1958, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 482 daily.
Eureka 1E set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 21 January 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 21 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 150, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 21 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	150
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 21 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1958

Top 20 records on 21 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1958	Eureka 1E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1958	Osage City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1958	Pearl River, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Mardie, AU	monthly rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Howard 2SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Yates Ctr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Independence, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Clinton #1, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Kirksville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Appleton City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Eldon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Nevada Wtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Garnett 1 E, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1958	Clinton, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	51 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

1793 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 506 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	351
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1