Weather Records on 20 October 1958

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1958. Highest significance: Biccavole, IN.

Key Facts for 20 October 1958

On 20 October 1958, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 450 daily.
Biccavole set an all-time record daily precipitation of 431.8 mm (17.0 in) on 20 October 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 20 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	431.8 mm (17.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	359.4 mm (14.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	293.3 mm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1958

Top 20 records on 20 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1958	Biccavole, IN	all-time rain	431.8 mm (17.0 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1958	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1958	Virden, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Polavaram, IN	all-time rain	359.4 mm (14.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Andarai, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Vishakhapatnam, IN	all-time rain	293.3 mm (11.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Tombstone, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Big Sandy, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Nagerutari, IN	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1958	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	40 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

1806 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1958. 1958 had 461 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 25	331
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1