Weather Records on 4 November 1916

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1916. Highest significance: Brisbane Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1916

On 4 November 1916, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 75 daily.
Brisbane Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 4 November 1916.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 4 November 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 November 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 November 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1916

Top 20 records on 4 November 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1916	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1916	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1916	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1916	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1916	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Lindsay, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Sarna, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Millicent, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Armagh, GB	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Beachport, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Battunga, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1916	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	18 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

1803 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1916. 1916 had 76 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 10	57
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1