Weather Records on 16 November 1953

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1953. Highest significance: Tustervatnet, NO.

Key Facts for 16 November 1953

On 16 November 1953, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 792 daily.
Tustervatnet set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 16 November 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 16 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 16 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1953

Top 20 records on 16 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1953	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Krielsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Brunswick Junction, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Wallace, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Emerson, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Hamel, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1953	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1953	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1953	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1953	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1953	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1953	Kalamunda, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1953	Barrie, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 806 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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Data for records on 1953-11-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	630
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1