Weather Records on 16 November 1983

1,087 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1983. Highest significance: Boolardy, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1983

On 16 November 1983, 1,087 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Boolardy set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 November 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,087 stations

1,087 station records on 16 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Bouchette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burks Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,087 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 701, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 16 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	701
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 16 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

999 broken records

Margins by which the 999 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1983

Top 20 records on 16 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1983	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Annean, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Meedo, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Mileura, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Madoonga, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	St Charles de Mandeville, CA	daily snowfall	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Misantla, MX	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	179.9 mm (7.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Latham East, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Middleton, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1983	Dannemora, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1983	Woodleigh, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1983	Walk Walkin, AU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1983	Towrana, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	57 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 1,087 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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Data for records on 1983-11-16: 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	953
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2