Weather Records on 16 November 1970

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1970. Highest significance: Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1970

On 16 November 1970, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 609 daily.
Yatchaw (Amaroo) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 16 November 1970.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 16 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Caramut (Barwidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearshape	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1970

Top 20 records on 16 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1970	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Caramut (Barwidgee), AU	all-time rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Kalangadoo, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Penshurst (the Gums), AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Westmere (Montreux), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1970	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Murrayville, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1970	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	53 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 646 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 100	535
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1