Weather Records on 12 October 1958

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1958. Highest significance: Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1958

On 12 October 1958, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 437 daily.
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.2 mm (4.1 in) on 12 October 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

448 stations

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

Weather records on 12 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 12 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1958

Top 20 records on 12 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1958	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1958	Songadh, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Garu, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Bandwan, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Pakur, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Spring Ridge, AU	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Chenari, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Naubatpur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Khagaul, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Kalol, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Navapur, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Sultanpur, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Lesliganj, IN	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1958	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	34 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

1805 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1958. 1958 had 448 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	319
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3