Weather Records on 12 November 1958

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1958. Highest significance: Watchem, AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1958

On 12 November 1958, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 286 daily.
Watchem set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 12 November 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

290 stations

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

Weather records on 12 November 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 12 November 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 November 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1958

Top 20 records on 12 November 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1958	Watchem, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Aul, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Astoria, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Stockdill Rch, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1958	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Lake Keechelus, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Knowsley Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Kosmos, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Puckapunyal, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1958	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 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

1802 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1958. 1958 had 290 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	211
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1