Weather Records on 16 November 1944

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1944. Highest significance: Busselton Shire, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1944

On 16 November 1944, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 245 daily.
Busselton Shire set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 November 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 16 November 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 November 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 November 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1944

Top 20 records on 16 November 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1944	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1944	Kingston, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1944	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1944	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1944	Snyder, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1944	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	37.7 C (99.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Harrisville, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Colorado City, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Camp Crook, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Brawley 2 SW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1944	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	26 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1944. 1944 had 247 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 50	192
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1