Weather Records on 31 January 1958

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1958. Highest significance: Thamaraikulam, IN.

Key Facts for 31 January 1958

On 31 January 1958, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 666 daily.
Thamaraikulam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 258.1 mm (10.2 in) on 31 January 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 31 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yerranderie (Private Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Speed (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands (Ravens Worth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baring (Kinta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 494, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 31 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 31 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1958

Top 20 records on 31 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1958	Thamaraikulam, IN	all-time rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1958	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	all-time rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1958	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1958	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1958	Chipurupally, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1958	Boort, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Korong Vale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Nullawil, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Drevja, NO	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Kalpienung, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1958	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	52 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

1800 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1958. 1958 had 692 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 1958-01-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	486
25 to 50	89
50 to 75	33
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1