Weather Records on 16 November 1919

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1919. Highest significance: Waren, DE.

Key Facts for 16 November 1919

On 16 November 1919, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 68 daily.
Waren set a daily record snow depth of 25.0 cm (9.8 in) on 16 November 1919.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 16 November 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 November 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 November 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1919

Top 20 records on 16 November 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1919	Waren, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1919	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1919	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1919	Magdeburg, DE	monthly snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1919	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1919	Arnsberg, DE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Durham, GB	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	monthly snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1919	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	20 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1919. 1919 had 72 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 50	52
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1