Weather Records on 16 November 1941

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1941. Highest significance: Donnybrook, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1941

On 16 November 1941, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 475 daily.
Donnybrook set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 16 November 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 16 November 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forrestdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 November 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 November 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1941

Top 20 records on 16 November 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1941	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1941	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1941	Boggabilla (Boonal), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Orion, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Tbilisi, GE	monthly low max	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Culbertson, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Menno, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Meeker, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1941	Hoxie, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	22 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1941. 1941 had 482 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 1941-11-16: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	381
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1