Weather Records on 16 November 2020

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 2020. Highest significance: Joplin, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 2020

On 16 November 2020, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
550 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 633 daily.
Joplin set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 16 November 2020.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 16 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madoi	China	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Da-Qaidam	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zlikha	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gangca	China	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jinzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ejin Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Otog Qi	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lycksele_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qumarleb	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 16 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 16 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 2020

Top 20 records on 16 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 2020	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2020	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Zadar, HR	daily rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	8.7 C (15.7 F)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Seneca, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Moose, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Sihccajavri, NO	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Durham, GB	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	U C L A, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Derbent, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Key West NAS, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2020	Madoi, CN	daily high max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 641 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	534
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2