Weather Records on 16 November 1991

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1991. Highest significance: Ostrov Sosnovez, RU.

Key Facts for 16 November 1991

On 16 November 1991, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 685 daily.
Ostrov Sosnovez set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 16 November 1991.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 16 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vau da Lagoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weimby Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 16 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 16 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1991

Top 20 records on 16 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1991	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 November 1991	Kherson, UA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 November 1991	Bangalore, IN	monthly rain	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	75 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 November 1991	Nurata, UZ	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1991	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1991	Burlington, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1991	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	El Rito, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Johnson Rch, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Vau da Lagoa, BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Tacony 13 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Espanola, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Torreon Navajo Mission, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Fence Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Glorieta, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1991	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 726 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	537
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1