Weather Records on 1 February 1958

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1958. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 1 February 1958

On 1 February 1958, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 364 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 122.9 mm (4.8 in) on 1 February 1958.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 1 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coonoor	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1958

Top 20 records on 1 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1958	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Independencia, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Barra, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Mount Lindsay, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Jacampari, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Ashland, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Canudos, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Irara, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1958	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	35 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 369 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	272
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1