Weather Records on 16 November 1951

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1951. Highest significance: Merredin Research Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1951

On 16 November 1951, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 326 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 642 daily.
Merredin Research Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 16 November 1951.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 16 November 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 November 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 November 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1951

Top 20 records on 16 November 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1951	Merredin Research Station, AU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Millston, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Isleworth, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Crescent City, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Ocala, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Kissimmee, US	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Saint Leo, US	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Bartow 1SE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	The Pines, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Titusville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1951	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1951. 1951 had 656 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	504
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2