Weather Records on 16 November 1955

2,289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1955. Highest significance: Warren 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1955

On 16 November 1955, 2,289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 1,561 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 307 monthly and 1,980 daily.
Warren 3 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 16 November 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 16 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magnetawan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magnetawan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,289 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 780, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 781, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 201, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 16 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	780
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	781
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	201
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 16 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 307, daily 1,980.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,006 broken records

Margins by which the 2,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1955

Top 20 records on 16 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1955	Warren 3 S, US	all-time rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1955	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1955	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1955	Irwin, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1955	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	De Sabla, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Grangeville, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	London State Fish Hatchery, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Arcadia, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1955	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	73 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1955. 1955 had 2,289 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,929
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3