Weather Records on 16 November 1932

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1932. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1932

On 16 November 1932, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 433 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 619 daily.
Toledo Blade set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.7 cm (10.9 in) on 16 November 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 16 November 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 16 November 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 16 November 1932 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 56, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1932

Top 20 records on 16 November 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1932	Toledo Blade, US	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Napoleon, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Corning, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Farmland 5 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Coldwater St School, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Napoleon, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Marion 2 N, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Marion 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1932	Mauzy, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1932. 1932 had 678 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 100	548
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1