Weather Records on 16 November 1929

128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1929. Highest significance: Silverton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1929

On 16 November 1929, 128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 126 daily.
Silverton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 November 1929.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

128 stations

128 station records on 16 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

128 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

101 broken records

Margins by which the 101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1929

Top 20 records on 16 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1929	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1929	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1929	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Crystal Brook, AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Tilcha, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Yardea, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Moorna, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Denial Bay (Nadia), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Tartu, EE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Blinman, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Goorimpa, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1929	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 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

1805 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 128 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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Data for records on 1929-11-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	90
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1