Weather Records on 16 November 2005

1,012 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 2005. Highest significance: Thursday Island Township, AU.

Key Facts for 16 November 2005

On 16 November 2005, 1,012 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 997 daily.
Thursday Island Township set a daily record precipitation of 152.2 mm (6.0 in) on 16 November 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,012 stations

1,012 station records on 16 November 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heathlands National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,012 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 16 November 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 16 November 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 997.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 2005

Top 20 records on 16 November 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 2005	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2005	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2005	San Ildelfonso Villa Alta, MX	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Montpelier, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Philippi, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Laona 6 SW, US	monthly snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Sandy Hook, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	127 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Washington Is, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Celina, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Ashland, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Verma, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Philippi, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2005	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2005. 2005 had 1,012 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 20	689
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	6
140 to 160	1