Weather Records on 16 November 1985

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1985. Highest significance: Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1985

On 16 November 1985, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 866 daily.
Mc Connellsville Lk 7 set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 November 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 16 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jenkins Dam Burr Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourneville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 209.

Records on 16 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	209

Records on 16 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1985

Top 20 records on 16 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1985	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1985	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1985	Philo 3 SW, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1985	Summerfield 2 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1985	Dubois Srn In Forage Farm, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Plainfield, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Pacific House, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Chambers, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Munchen-Riem, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Nespelem 2 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Jasper, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Paoli, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1985	Newport, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	34 years	50 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 896 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 1985-11-16: 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	568
50 to 100	104
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1