Weather Records on 16 November 1971

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1971. Highest significance: Oakley 4W, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1971

On 16 November 1971, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 713 daily.
Oakley 4W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 16 November 1971.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 16 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Scott City 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 16 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 16 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 231.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1971

Top 20 records on 16 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1971	Oakley 4W, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1971	Scott City 13 N, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1971	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1971	Howard, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1971	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Comstock, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Russell Springs, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	O'Neill, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Collyer 10 S, US	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Arcadia, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Bertrand, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Madison Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Taylor, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1971	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	48 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 760 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 1971-11-16: 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 50	648
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1