Weather Records on 16 November 1989

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1989. Highest significance: Wytheville, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1989

On 16 November 1989, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Wytheville set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 16 November 1989.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 16 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuanapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 16 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 16 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,072.

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 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1989

Top 20 records on 16 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1989	Wytheville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1989	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1989	Toolebuc, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1989	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Onaway 4N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Idlewild, US	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Patterson, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Brevard, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Laporte, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Bent Creek, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Copper Hill, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Goshen, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1989	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	53 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 1,098 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	838
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3