Weather Records on 16 November 1908

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1908. Highest significance: Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1908

On 16 November 1908, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street) set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 16 November 1908.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

19 stations

19 station records on 16 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 November 1908 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records

Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1908

Top 19 records on 16 November 1908 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1908	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1908	Dalhousie, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Grahamstown, ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Wien, AT	daily low max	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Washington, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Wien, AT	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	6 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low min (Tie)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	tie	35 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min (Tie)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	tie	27 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1908	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	29 years	2 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

1805 to 1908

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	659
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,377
2019	453
2020	639
2021	522
2022	600
2023	637
2024	506
2025	927

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Data for records on 1908-11-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1908
Margin	Records
0 to 10	12
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1