Weather Records on 16 November 1936

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1936. Highest significance: Jagersfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1936

On 16 November 1936, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 358 daily.
Jagersfontein set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 16 November 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 16 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1936

Top 20 records on 16 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1936	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Baroda, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Seleng, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1936	Melton, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Lottah, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Mount Lofty Summit, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Pachora, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Basaunti, IN	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1936	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	25 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 366 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 10	258
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2