Weather Records on 16 November 1978

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1978. Highest significance: Hot Springs 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1978

On 16 November 1978, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 656 daily.
Hot Springs 1 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 16 November 1978.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 16 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nathan 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 16 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 16 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1978

Top 20 records on 16 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1978	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Mena, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Hugo, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Pitea, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1978	Nashville, US	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Elida, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Horatio, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Danville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Carter Twr, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Smithville, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Broken Bow 1 N, US	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Denison Dam, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Cove, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Nimrod Dam, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1978	Sherman, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	51 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1978. 1978 had 679 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1978-11-16: 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	506
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1