Weather Records on 16 November 1974

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1974. Highest significance: Jundah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1974

On 16 November 1974, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 379 daily.
Jundah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 16 November 1974.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 16 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Catumnal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria da Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Planet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 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 1974

Top 20 records on 16 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1974	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1974	Kalkaringi Police, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Maneroo, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Vinga, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Acude Rio Do Peixe, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Bom Jesus da Lapa, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Pajingo, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Longford, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1974	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 383 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 20	311
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1