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Weather Records on 16 November 1915

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1915. Highest significance: Owen Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1915

  • On 16 November 1915, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Owen Sound set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 16 November 1915.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 16 November 1915 22 station records on 16 November 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 16 November 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 November 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature25.8 C (78.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 16 November 1915 by type Records set or tied on 16 November 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 November 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 16 November 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 16 November 1915 by timescale Records on 16 November 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 November 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 16 November 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1915 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1420 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 2014
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1915
Top 20 records on 16 November 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 November 1915Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)34 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Buffalo, USdaily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Gorki, BYdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Velikie Luki, RUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Condobolin (Borambil Park), AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Hambantota, LKdaily low max25.8 C (78.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Arnsberg, DEdaily snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Plauen, DEdaily snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Round Hill, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Coldwater, CAdaily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Morgantown 1, USdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Pitea, SEdaily high min0.5 C (32.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Bobundara, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1915Karesuando, SEdaily rain (Tie)4.0 mm (0.16 in)tie33 years3 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 1915
Records on 11-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1915. 1915 had 22 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 1915. 1915 had 22 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).