Weather Records on 22 July 1958

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1958. Highest significance: Rio de Contas, BR.

Key Facts for 22 July 1958

On 22 July 1958, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 438 daily.
Rio de Contas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 22 July 1958.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 22 July 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 22 July 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1958 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1958

Top 20 records on 22 July 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1958	Rio de Contas, BR	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1958	Joao Amaro, BR	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Shubuta, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Capel, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Doniphan, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Seven Persons, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Salvisa Lock 6, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Hamilton Fairfield, US	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Tyrone Lock 5, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Sevierville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1958	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	85 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 450 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	317
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1