Weather Records on 12 September 1958

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1958. Highest significance: Wilmington, AU.

Key Facts for 12 September 1958

On 12 September 1958, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 771 daily.
Wilmington set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 12 September 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 12 September 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	215.8 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Engle	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 12 September 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1958

Top 20 records on 12 September 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1958	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1958	Yarram, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1958	Water Valley, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Wilmington (Range Vue), AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Blinman, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Quorn, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Toora, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Franklinton, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Madalya, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Veraval, IN	daily rain	215.8 mm (8.5 in)	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1958	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	47 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

1793 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 783 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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 25	605
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1