Weather Records on 11 May 1958

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1958. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 11 May 1958

On 11 May 1958, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 488 daily.
Wien set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.6 C (90.7 F) on 11 May 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 11 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1958

Top 20 records on 11 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1958	Wien, AT	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Florence at Lock, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Searchlight, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Trichur, IN	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Kowardha, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	St George, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Kesiary Kaltikri, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Mulungu, BR	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Ketty, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Lancaster, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Chazy, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Alton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo), BR	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Riva, IT	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1958	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1958	Round Grove, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1958	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	51 years	33 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

1814 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1958. 1958 had 499 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1958-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	342
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2