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Weather Records on 16 November 1909

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1909. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 16 November 1909

  • On 16 November 1909, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record precipitation of 30.1 mm (1.2 in) on 16 November 1909.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 16 November 1909 30 station records on 16 November 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 16 November 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 November 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.1 mm (1.2 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation33.9 mm (1.3 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall21.8 cm (8.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation14.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-6.8 C (19.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 16 November 1909 by type Records set or tied on 16 November 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 November 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 16 November 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 November 1909 by timescale Records on 16 November 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 November 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 16 November 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1909 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2120 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2021
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1909
Top 20 records on 16 November 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 November 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain30.1 mm (1.2 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)33 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1909Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain33.9 mm (1.3 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)15 years52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1909Escanaba, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)3 years34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall21.8 cm (8.6 in)9.1 cm (3.6 in)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Nurnberg, DEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Southampton, CAdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Madison Wb City, USdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Armagh, GBdaily low min-6.8 C (19.8 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Dubuque River, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1909Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years11 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 1909
Records on 11-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1909. 1909 had 30 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 31835: 11837: 11844: 11845: 21846: 11848: 11854: 11856: 21858: 41860: 11867: 11871: 21874: 11876: 11877: 21879: 21881: 11883: 41884: 21885: 11887: 71891: 21892: 11893: 11894: 51895: 71896: 41897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 31901: 41902: 21903: 101904: 31905: 121906: 131907: 71908: 191909: 301910: 141911: 211912: 521913: 251914: 421915: 221916: 1851917: 521918: 611919: 721920: 3101921: 281922: 241923: 571924: 371925: 1641926: 3761927: 5131928: 5341929: 1281930: 5391931: 1,1661932: 6781933: 1,0821934: 2371935: 2401936: 3661937: 2881938: 1781939: 5771940: 5331941: 4821942: 5201943: 3261944: 2471945: 3061946: 4341947: 2751948: 3511949: 3621950: 5691951: 6561952: 9621953: 8061954: 3571955: 2,2891956: 4051957: 4681958: 1,1511959: 9351960: 3081961: 1,0701962: 2641963: 6831964: 8721965: 6511966: 6341967: 6621968: 4541969: 5211970: 6461971: 7601972: 4841973: 4711974: 3831975: 4481976: 8141977: 4511978: 6791979: 5631980: 9021981: 6921982: 4851983: 1,0871984: 3481985: 8961986: 6571987: 1,0641988: 1,1251989: 1,0981990: 9701991: 7261992: 5271993: 1,0401994: 6141995: 1,5611996: 1,4061997: 1,7891998: 6751999: 1,0202000: 1,1532001: 1,3962002: 9742003: 5552004: 5992005: 1,0122006: 1,5632007: 6932008: 7152009: 8982010: 1,0302011: 7892012: 3282013: 6602014: 1,9232015: 7802016: 9862017: 8292018: 1,3842019: 4582020: 6412021: 5262022: 6002023: 6382024: 5062025: 9271805187919011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1909. 1909 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-16 in each year
YearRecords
18053
18351
18371
18441
18452
18461
18481
18541
18562
18584
18601
18671
18712
18741
18761
18772
18792
18811
18834
18842
18851
18877
18912
18921
18931
18945
18957
18964
18972
18983
18994
19003
19014
19022
190310
19043
190512
190613
19077
190819
190930
191014
191121
191252
191325
191442
191522
1916185
191752
191861
191972
1920310
192128
192224
192357
192437
1925164
1926376
1927513
1928534
1929128
1930539
19311,166
1932678
19331,082
1934237
1935240
1936366
1937288
1938178
1939577
1940533
1941482
1942520
1943326
1944247
1945306
1946434
1947275
1948351
1949362
1950569
1951656
1952962
1953806
1954357
19552,289
1956405
1957468
19581,151
1959935
1960308
19611,070
1962264
1963683
1964872
1965651
1966634
1967662
1968454
1969521
1970646
1971760
1972484
1973471
1974383
1975448
1976814
1977451
1978679
1979563
1980902
1981692
1982485
19831,087
1984348
1985896
1986657
19871,064
19881,125
19891,098
1990970
1991726
1992527
19931,040
1994614
19951,561
19961,406
19971,789
1998675
19991,020
20001,153
20011,396
2002974
2003555
2004599
20051,012
20061,563
2007693
2008715
2009898
20101,030
2011789
2012328
2013660
20141,923
2015780
2016986
2017829
20181,384
2019458
2020641
2021526
2022600
2023638
2024506
2025927

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).