Weather Records on 16 November 1950

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1950. Highest significance: Tulloona (Coolanga), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1950

On 16 November 1950, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 552 daily.
Tulloona (Coolanga) set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 16 November 1950.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 16 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biniguy (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bunna Bunna Woolshed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 421, Heaviest daily snowfall 21.

Records on 16 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	421
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1950

Top 20 records on 16 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1950	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1950	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1950	Oroville 3 NW, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1950	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Yallaroi, AU	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Warialda Post Office, AU	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Koele 693, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Laurier, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Ironwood, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	May Vale, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1950	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	50 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1950. 1950 had 569 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	393
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2