Weather Records on 16 November 1928

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1928. Highest significance: Lebo, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1928

On 16 November 1928, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 508 daily.
Lebo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 251.5 mm (9.9 in) on 16 November 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 16 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1928

Top 20 records on 16 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1928	Lebo, US	all-time rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1928	La Monte, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1928	Marshall, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1928	Newkirk 5NE, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Burlington, US	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Emporia 1 S, US	monthly rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Lawrence, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Kansas City, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Eureka 1E, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Ottawa, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Warrensburg 4NW, US	all-time rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Warsaw 1, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Atchison, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Harrisonville, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Kirksville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Anthony, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Macksville 8 NNE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Norwich, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1928	Sedan, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1928. 1928 had 534 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	447
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1