Weather Records on 11 October 1958

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1958. Highest significance: Goulds Country Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1958

On 11 October 1958, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 766 daily.
Goulds Country Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 11 October 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

795 stations

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

Weather records on 11 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borrika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carwarp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 603, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 11 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	603
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1958

Top 20 records on 11 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1958	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1958	Borrika, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	44 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 795 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

Download the Data

Data for records on 1958-10-11: 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	623
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2