Weather Records on 16 November 1940

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1940. Highest significance: Bantwal, IN.

Key Facts for 16 November 1940

On 16 November 1940, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 493 daily.
Bantwal set a daily record precipitation of 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 16 November 1940.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 16 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 16 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 16 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1940

Top 20 records on 16 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1940	Bantwal, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Doorawarrah, AU	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Boylston, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Armour, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Alur, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1940	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1940	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1940	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1940	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1940	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1940	St Augustine, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1940	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	30 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1940. 1940 had 533 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 200	419
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1