Weather Records on 16 November 1965

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1965. Highest significance: Paso Robles, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1965

On 16 November 1965, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 638 daily.
Paso Robles set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 16 November 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 16 November 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idria	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 16 November 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 16 November 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1965

Top 20 records on 16 November 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1965	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1965	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1965	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Santa Monica, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Grand Marais, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Newman, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Assiniboia, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Ojai, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Riva, IT	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Assiniboia, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1965	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1965. 1965 had 651 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 1965-11-16: 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 20	501
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1