Weather Records on 18 July 1958

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1958. Highest significance: Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1958

On 18 July 1958, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 462 daily.
Cheyenne Wells 2NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 18 July 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 18 July 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	605.0 mm (23.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 18 July 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1958

Top 20 records on 18 July 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1958	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1958	Eldon, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1958	Imperial, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Yallingup, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Julesburg, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Karjat, IN	all-time rain	605.0 mm (23.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	San Rafael Rch Sp, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Hecla, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1958	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 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

1793 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 475 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	337
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1