Weather Records on 16 November 1952

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1952. Highest significance: Payson Rs, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1952

On 16 November 1952, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 941 daily.
Payson Rs set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 November 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 16 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bool Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel Saltworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1952

Top 20 records on 16 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1952	Payson Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1952	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1952	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Lima, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Brid Farm, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Caveside, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Sacaton, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Golden Valley, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Leamington, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Reno Rs, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Tarkio, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1952	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	44 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 962 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 100	763
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1