Weather Records on 6 October 1958

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1958. Highest significance: Akluj, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1958

On 6 October 1958, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 698 daily.
Akluj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 6 October 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 6 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teridgerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 270, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	270
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1958

Top 20 records on 6 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1958	Akluj, IN	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Ft Wingate, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Tijeras Rs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Teridgerie Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Polur, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Osterley, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Struth, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Ulan Water, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1958	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	36 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

1802 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1958. 1958 had 707 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 10	522
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1