Weather Records on 23 September 1958

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1958. Highest significance: Northport, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1958

On 23 September 1958, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 629 daily.
Northport set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 23 September 1958.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

641 stations

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

Weather records on 23 September 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 September 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 September 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1958

Top 20 records on 23 September 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1958	Northport, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1958	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Springfields, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Lima, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Reno Rs, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Kamiah, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Huntington Lake, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Gabbin, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Lovington 2 WNW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Kleve, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Ash Mtn, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Big Creek Ph 1, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1958	Buxton, GB	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1958	Silver City, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1958	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1958	Lima, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 641 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 20	492
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1