Weather Records on 16 November 1973

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1973. Highest significance: Portageville 1N, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1973

On 16 November 1973, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 464 daily.
Portageville 1N set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 November 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 16 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weinsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sabattis 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1973

Top 20 records on 16 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1973	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1973	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Chewelah, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Bethlehem, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Newark, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Weinsberg, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Canastota, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Koah, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Rochester, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Milan, IT	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1973	Northfield, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1973. 1973 had 471 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 1973-11-16: 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	365
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2