Weather Records on 16 November 1945

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1945. Highest significance: Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1945

On 16 November 1945, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 301 daily.
Second Valley (Spring Grove) set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 16 November 1945.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 16 November 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 November 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 November 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1945

Top 20 records on 16 November 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1945	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Port Vincent, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Penong, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1945	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1945	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1945	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1945	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1945	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	14 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1945. 1945 had 306 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	226
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1