Weather Records on 7 April 1958

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1958. Highest significance: Port Alfred, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1958

On 7 April 1958, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 351 daily.
Port Alfred set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 7 April 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 7 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Cn Mouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raywood Flats	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wachuset	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1958

Top 20 records on 7 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1958	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	South Egremont, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Adaven, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Eston, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Newport Beach Harbor, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Upland, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Webster, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Northbridge, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1958	Ozena, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	36 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 358 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 100	302
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1