Weather Records on 1 October 1958

1,050 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1958. Highest significance: Tempe Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1958

On 1 October 1958, 1,050 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 666 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,029 daily.
Tempe Downs set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 1 October 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,050 stations

1,050 station records on 1 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	260.5 mm (10.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khannah	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,050 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 334, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 332, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	334
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	332
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 1,029.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1958

Top 20 records on 1 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1958	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Gujjran, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Farrukhabad, IN	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Louisville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Centreville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Yoakum, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Calera, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Sealy, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Bidhuna, IN	monthly rain	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Pichhore(Dabra), IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Amroha, IN	daily rain	260.5 mm (10.3 in)	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Pilibhit City, IN	monthly rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Melville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Baheri, IN	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	State UNIV, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1958	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 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

1813 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1958. 1958 had 1,050 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	800
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1