Weather Records on 16 November 1980

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1980. Highest significance: Buique, BR.

Key Facts for 16 November 1980

On 16 November 1980, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 861 daily.
Buique set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.0 mm (6.9 in) on 16 November 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 16 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imaculada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 16 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 16 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 35, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1980

Top 20 records on 16 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1980	Buique, BR	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1980	La Pryor, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1980	El-Golea, DZ	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1980	Pearsall, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1980	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1980	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1980	Midland 4 ENE, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Marathon, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Big Wells 2W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Plainview, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Blue, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Sabinal, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Uvalde, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Canyon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Water Valley, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Eden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	San Angelo, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Bonito de Santa Fe, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1980	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1980. 1980 had 902 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	648
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	37
60 to 80	20
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	12
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	4