Weather Records on 16 November 1938

178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1938. Highest significance: Komga (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1938

On 16 November 1938, 178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 178 daily.
Komga (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 16 November 1938.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

178 stations

178 station records on 16 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sixprong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

178 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1938

Top 20 records on 16 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1938	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Durham Downs, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1938	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Hamilton, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1938	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	53 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 178 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 20	126
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1