Weather Records on 21 December 1958

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1958. Highest significance: Marradong, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1958

On 21 December 1958, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 508 daily.
Marradong set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 21 December 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 21 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1958

Top 20 records on 21 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1958	Marradong, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Maybrook, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Reasi, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Lugano, CH	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Warriup, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Bathurst, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Genoa, IT	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Rushy Pool, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Masindi, UG	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Bunkin, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Henley Park, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Ardath, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1958	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 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

1793 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 516 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	439
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1