Weather Records on 16 November 1958

1,151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1958. Highest significance: Maple Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1958

On 16 November 1958, 1,151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
593 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Maple Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 November 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,151 stations

1,151 station records on 16 November 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Safford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,151 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 16 November 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 16 November 1958 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 93, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 299.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1958

Top 20 records on 16 November 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1958	Maple Creek, CA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1958	Maple Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1958	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1958	Corona, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Sycamore Rs, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Worland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Bagdad, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Elgin 5 N, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Ft Grant, US	all-time snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	29.9 cm (11.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Fairbank 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Safford, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Melstone, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1958	Benson, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	41 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1958. 1958 had 1,151 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 1958-11-16: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	813
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1