Weather Records on 9 May 1958

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1958. Highest significance: Dardanelle, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1958

On 9 May 1958, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 352 daily.
Dardanelle set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 9 May 1958.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 9 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1958

Top 20 records on 9 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1958	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Wynne, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Penrose, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Coomrith, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Crato, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Brocken, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Subiaco, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Memphis Po Bldg, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	The Forks, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Barrie, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1958	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	29 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

1793 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 355 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 10	263
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2