Weather Records on 16 November 1914

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1914. Highest significance: Hamilton, CA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1914

On 16 November 1914, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
Hamilton set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 16 November 1914.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 16 November 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 November 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 November 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1914

Top 20 records on 16 November 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1914	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1914	Quebec, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1914	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1914	Paterson, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Athens, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Chatham, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1914	Truro, CA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	15 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1914. 1914 had 42 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	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	23
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	1