Weather Records on 16 November 1988

1,125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1988. Highest significance: Scone (Philip Street), AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1988

On 16 November 1988, 1,125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,094 daily.
Scone (Philip Street) set a daily record precipitation of 61.6 mm (2.4 in) on 16 November 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,125 stations

1,125 station records on 16 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,125 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 574, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 16 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	574
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 16 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1988

Top 20 records on 16 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1988	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Bonang, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1988	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Red Wing, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Ashland #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Chicago UNIV, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1988	Clarion, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 1,125 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-11-16: 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 20	749
20 to 40	124
40 to 60	33
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2