Weather Records on 1 December 1958

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1958. Highest significance: Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1958

On 1 December 1958, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 517 daily.
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 1 December 1958.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 1 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 1 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 1 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1958

Top 20 records on 1 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1958	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1958	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Towrana, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Walwa, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Canberra Forestry, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Eurugabah Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Lanquedoc, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Morawa, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Boort, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Tatura Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1958	Boree Creek (Richmond St), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	37 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

1797 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1958. 1958 had 531 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	352
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2