Weather Records on 31 August 1958

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1958. Highest significance: Wai, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1958

On 31 August 1958, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 399 daily.
Wai set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 31 August 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 31 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 31 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 179.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1958

Top 20 records on 31 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1958	Wai, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1958	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1958	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Nevasa, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Nanded, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Karjat, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Umbergaon, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Indapur, IN	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Shirala, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Washim, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Satara, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1958	Serampore, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 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

1796 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 417 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 1958-08-31: 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 25	296
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1