Weather Records on 18 December 1958

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1958. Highest significance: Katdoornput 29, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 December 1958

On 18 December 1958, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 519 daily.
Katdoornput 29 set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 18 December 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 18 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 18 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 18 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1958

Top 20 records on 18 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1958	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Narra Tarra, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	The Highlands Irrigation, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Virden, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1958	Buzau, RO	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Los Gatos, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Superior, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1958	Pioche, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	31 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 524 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 100	414
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1