Weather Records on 16 November 2004

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 2004. Highest significance: McCamey, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 2004

On 16 November 2004, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 572 daily.
McCamey set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 16 November 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 16 November 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marfa 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boquillas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 November 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 November 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 2004

Top 20 records on 16 November 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 2004	McCamey, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2004	Freeport 2 NW, US	monthly rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2004	Lenorah, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2004	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2004	Plains, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2004	Van Horn, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Mt Locke, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Seminole, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Waitara, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Marfa 3W, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Sterling City, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Vernon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Boquillas Rs, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Funk Rch, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Midland Odessa, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Jal, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Odessa, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Crosbyton, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2004	Florence, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	48 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2004. 2004 had 599 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 100	470
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1