Weather Records on 16 November 1977

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1977. Highest significance: Oden 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1977

On 16 November 1977, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 447 daily.
Oden 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 16 November 1977.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 16 November 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conservatoria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 November 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 November 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1977

Top 20 records on 16 November 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1977	Oden 1 SE, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Wooroona, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Baudette, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Forrest City, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Castricum, NL	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1977	Heemstede, NL	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1977	Conway, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1977	Conservatoria, BR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1977	Independence, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1977	Kenora A, CA	daily snowfall	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1977	Arad, RO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	31 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1977. 1977 had 451 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	363
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1