Weather Records on 4 December 1958

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1958. Highest significance: Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1958

On 4 December 1958, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 479 daily.
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 4 December 1958.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 4 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fassifern	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 4 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 4 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1958

Top 20 records on 4 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1958	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1958	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Skjak, NO	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Fassifern, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Mahone Bay, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1958	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 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

1796 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 529 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	358
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1