Weather Records on 12 March 1958

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1958. Highest significance: Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1958

On 12 March 1958, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 572 daily.
Grenfell (Quondong Rd) set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 12 March 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 12 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 12 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 12 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 33, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1958

Top 20 records on 12 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1958	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1958	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	all-time rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1958	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Willowvale, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Walters, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Apache, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Lawton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Plainview, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1958	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	all-time rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 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

1810 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1958. 1958 had 611 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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	374
25 to 50	57
50 to 75	44
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	16
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	5
175 to 200	1