Weather Records on 1 March 1958

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1958. Highest significance: Kualapuu 534, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1958

On 1 March 1958, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 446 daily.
Kualapuu 534 set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 1 March 1958.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

459 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 1 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 1 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1958

Top 20 records on 1 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1958	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Palermo, IT	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	monthly snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Ranka, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Narayangarh, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Culbertson, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	monthly snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Tandwa, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	The Forks, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Alma, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1958	Koele 693, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 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

1808 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1958. 1958 had 459 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	328
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3