Weather Records on 7 August 1958

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1958. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1958

On 7 August 1958, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 556 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 7 August 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

571 stations

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

Weather records on 7 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marnoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 367.

Records on 7 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1958

Top 20 records on 7 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1958	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1958	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	all-time rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1958	Mantova, IT	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Marnoo, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Everton, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Konda, IN	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Pala, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Vantipura, IN	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1958	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	39 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

1808 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1958. 1958 had 571 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	428
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1