Weather Records on 16 November 1987

1,064 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1987. Highest significance: Winnfield 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1987

On 16 November 1987, 1,064 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Winnfield 3 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 237.7 mm (9.4 in) on 16 November 1987.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,064 stations

1,064 station records on 16 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Guaxupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Many	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineiros Do Tiete (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cascata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longville	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,064 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 600, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 16 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	600
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 16 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 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 1987

Top 20 records on 16 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1987	Winnfield 3 N, US	monthly rain	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1987	Runge, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1987	Elizabeth, US	monthly rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1987	Natchitoches, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1987	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1987	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1987	Portland, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Stamps, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Itaiquara, BR	daily rain	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Orange, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo, BR	monthly rain	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Taylor, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Sugartown, US	all-time rain	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Hosston, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	all-time rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Fazenda Guaxupe, BR	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Zilair, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1987	Avare, BR	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1987. 1987 had 1,064 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 November 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 50	846
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1