Weather Records on 22 August 1958

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1958. Highest significance: Indapur, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1958

On 22 August 1958, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 474 daily.
Indapur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 22 August 1958.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 22 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarralla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dingley Dell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillriver Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karloning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 22 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1958

Top 20 records on 22 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1958	Indapur, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1958	Morawa, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1958	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1958	Yarralla, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1958	Hakea, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Perangery, AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Hagansport, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Dingley Dell, AU	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Beacon, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Leonora, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Tenindewa, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Lynton, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1958	Agricultural College, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	50 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

1802 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1958. 1958 had 511 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

Download the Data

Data for records on 1958-08-22: 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 10	288
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1