Weather Records on 23 August 1958

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1958. Highest significance: Falsterbo, SE.

Key Facts for 23 August 1958

On 23 August 1958, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 386 daily.
Falsterbo set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 23 August 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 23 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nurina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dasna	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 23 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1958

Top 20 records on 23 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1958	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1958	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1958	Mundrabilla Station, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Rawlinna, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Naretha, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Nurina, AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Laverton, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Mathura, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Alexandria, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Leesville, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Quorn, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Biccavole, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Parsons 2 NW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Bowgada, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1958	Haig, AU	all-time rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	37 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 402 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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 10	259
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2