Weather Records on 12 August 1958

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1958. Highest significance: Jennings, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1958

On 12 August 1958, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 394 daily.
Jennings set a daily record precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 12 August 1958.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 12 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 12 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1958

Top 20 records on 12 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1958	Jennings, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Woodbury, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Dhond, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Rahuri, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Ahmadnagar, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Narsapur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Darauli, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Almaty, KZ	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1958	Jamner, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1958	Poona, IN	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1958	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1958	Durham, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	31 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 406 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	292
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1