Weather Records on 22 January 1958

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1958. Highest significance: Clinton 2, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1958

On 22 January 1958, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 409 daily.
Clinton 2 set a daily record snowfall of 22.4 cm (8.8 in) on 22 January 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 22 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 22 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 22 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1958

Top 20 records on 22 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1958	Clinton 2, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Isseka, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Cornwall, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Le Roy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Nabawa, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Hanover, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Dunham River Station, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Howatharra, AU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Durham, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	El Dorado, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Meedo, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Paratinga, BR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Edaggee, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1958	Powell River, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 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 417 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 25	320
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1