Weather Records on 16 November 1982

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1982. Highest significance: Keilor (Arundel), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1982

On 16 November 1982, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 471 daily.
Keilor (Arundel) set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 16 November 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 16 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.9 C (-45.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1982

Top 20 records on 16 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1982	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1982	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1982	Lexton, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Stuart, US	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Pompano Beach, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Creswick, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Kabale, UG	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Estacao Experimental, BR	daily rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Sarelsrivier, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Cosmorama, BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Preston Reservoir, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1982	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	85 years	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 485 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	384
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1