Weather Records on 11 September 1958

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1958. Highest significance: Meningie, AU.

Key Facts for 11 September 1958

On 11 September 1958, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 738 daily.
Meningie set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 11 September 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 11 September 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yurgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 462.

Records on 11 September 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1958

Top 20 records on 11 September 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1958	Meningie, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1958	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1958	Portland, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Hermanas, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Dumas, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Blinman, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Peake, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Cape Willoughby, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Coonalpyn, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Melrose, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Dundee (Rangers Valley), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1958	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	45 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

1809 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1958. 1958 had 748 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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Data for records on 1958-09-11: 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	559
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2