Weather Records on 7 May 1958

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1958. Highest significance: Sholavandan, IN.

Key Facts for 7 May 1958

On 7 May 1958, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 560 daily.
Sholavandan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 7 May 1958.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

585 stations

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

Weather records on 7 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarthi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 272, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	272
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1958

Top 20 records on 7 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1958	Sholavandan, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1958	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Palani, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Marayur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Louisburg, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Ironton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Springfield, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Greenville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1958	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1958	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1958	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1958	Miller, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1958	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1958	Digby, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 585 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 20	454
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1