Weather Records on 17 October 1958

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1958. Highest significance: Uman, UA.

Key Facts for 17 October 1958

On 17 October 1958, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 410 daily.
Uman set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 17 October 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 17 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nudley State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 17 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1958

Top 20 records on 17 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1958	Uman, UA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1958	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1958	Oberstdorf, DE	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1958	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1958	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Uttiramerur, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Haina 214, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Nudley State Forest, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Bonita, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Lancaster, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1958	Long Beach Pub Svc, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	27 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 415 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	273
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2