Weather Records on 16 November 1966

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1966. Highest significance: Pennant, CA.

Key Facts for 16 November 1966

On 16 November 1966, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 602 daily.
Pennant set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 16 November 1966.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 16 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drumheller	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 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 1966

Top 20 records on 16 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1966	Pennant, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1966	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Amari, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Biggar, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Brooks 1, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Lintlaw, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Lisse, NL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Pathardi, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Macklin, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Bellary, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Regina Cda, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1966	Assiniboia, CA	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	39 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1966. 1966 had 634 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 25	469
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1