Weather Records on 16 November 1949

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1949. Highest significance: Kologha (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1949

On 16 November 1949, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 356 daily.
Kologha (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 16 November 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 16 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1949

Top 20 records on 16 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1949	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1949	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1949	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Ipueiras, BR	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Budapest, HU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1949	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	40 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 362 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	262
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1