Weather Records on 16 August 1958

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1958. Highest significance: Wanganella General Store, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1958

On 16 August 1958, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 969 daily.
Wanganella General Store set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 16 August 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 16 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 725.

Records on 16 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	725
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1958

Top 20 records on 16 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1958	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Kellevie, AU	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Swansea Post Office, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Tower Hill, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Currie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1958	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Waurn Ponds, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	St Helens Post Office, AU	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Yea, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Albert (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Narromine (Alagala Old), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1958	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	53 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 1,013 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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Data for records on 1958-08-16: 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 20	804
20 to 40	79
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1