Weather Records on 16 November 1990

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1990. Highest significance: Argostoli, GR.

Key Facts for 16 November 1990

On 16 November 1990, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
580 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 957 daily.
Argostoli set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 16 November 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 16 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lensahn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yajalon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mata de Limones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plon (See)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polebridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 363, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	363
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1990

Top 20 records on 16 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1990	Argostoli, GR	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1990	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1990	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1990	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Manoa Tun 2 716, US	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Altamirano (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Bouake, CI	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Haikou, CN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Lensahn, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Eutin, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Yajalon (Cfe), MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Mata de Limones, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1990	Bulken, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1990. 1990 had 970 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	790
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1