Weather Records on 20 August 1958

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1958. Highest significance: Kent City 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1958

On 20 August 1958, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 268 daily.
Kent City 2 SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 20 August 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 20 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bersimis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 20 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1958

Top 20 records on 20 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1958	Kent City 2 SW, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1958	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1958	Robeville, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Brucefield, CA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Sublette 7WSW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Perryton, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Cooarra, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Middleton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Pechipparai, IN	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Liberal, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Mandhata, IN	daily rain	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Erandol, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Sonepat, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Anklam, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1958	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	38 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

1797 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1958. 1958 had 281 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	207
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1