Weather Records on 16 November 1959

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1959. Highest significance: Digby, CA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1959

On 16 November 1959, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 775 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 854 daily.
Digby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 16 November 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 16 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 341, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 434, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 16 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	341
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	434
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 16 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 81, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1959

Top 20 records on 16 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1959	Digby, CA	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Mahone Bay, CA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Powell River, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Moncton, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Saint Ignatius, US	monthly low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Forsyth 2 E, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Jequie, BR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Galva, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1959	Orman Dam, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	32 years	35 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1959. 1959 had 935 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 20	740
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1