Weather Records on 16 November 1961

1,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1961. Highest significance: Sedan (Sandleton), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1961

On 16 November 1961, 1,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,032 daily.
Sedan (Sandleton) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 16 November 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,070 stations

1,070 station records on 16 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koomooloo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,070 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 711, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 16 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	711
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 16 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1961

Top 20 records on 16 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1961	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	Dutton, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	Sigourney, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1961	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Muscoda, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Blinman, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Marree (Witchelina), AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Freeport, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1961	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	54 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 1,070 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-11-16: 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 25	771
25 to 50	133
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	30
100 to 125	15
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1