Weather Records on 16 November 1946

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1946. Highest significance: Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1946

On 16 November 1946, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 426 daily.
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club) set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 November 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 16 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auckland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1946

Top 20 records on 16 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1946	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Attur, IN	all-time rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Salem, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Crateus, BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Truro, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Auckland Downs Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Unanderra, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1946	Yercaud, IN	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1946. 1946 had 434 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	322
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1