Weather Records on 8 August 1958

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1958. Highest significance: Pahala 21, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1958

On 8 August 1958, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 470 daily.
Pahala 21 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 288.8 mm (11.4 in) on 8 August 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 8 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woocalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guntakal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 225.

Records on 8 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1958

Top 20 records on 8 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1958	Pahala 21, US	monthly rain	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1958	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Warren, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Philippi, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Woocalla, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Bunnawarra, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1958	Weston, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 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

1793 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 496 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 50	388
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1