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Weather Records on 2 November 1879

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1879. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 2 November 1879

  • On 2 November 1879, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Toronto set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 2 November 1879.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 2 November 1879 4 station records on 2 November 1879 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 2 November 1879 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 November 1879: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 2 November 1879 by type Records set or tied on 2 November 1879 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 November 1879 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 November 1879 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 November 1879 by timescale Records on 2 November 1879 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 November 1879 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 2 November 1879 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 November 1879 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 20: 320 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 November 1879
MarginRecords
0 to 203
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1879
Top 4 records on 2 November 1879 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 November 1879Toronto, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)32 years49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1879Armagh, GBdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1879Toronto, CAdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1879Toronto, CAdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years6 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 1879
Records on 11-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1879. 1879 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001805: 11830: 21836: 11837: 21841: 11848: 11851: 21853: 11857: 11858: 11859: 11860: 31862: 21863: 11864: 11871: 11872: 11875: 21876: 11879: 41880: 11881: 31885: 21886: 11887: 21888: 61892: 11893: 11894: 61895: 11896: 81897: 21898: 81899: 21900: 71901: 41902: 91903: 51904: 211905: 171906: 151907: 101908: 141909: 211910: 271911: 631912: 421913: 531914: 471915: 231916: 411917: 231918: 411919: 961920: 431921: 341922: 471923: 851924: 2151925: 1131926: 1691927: 3691928: 2451929: 4401930: 2911931: 3251932: 2801933: 5161934: 4761935: 8771936: 9371937: 2361938: 9651939: 2051940: 3721941: 2361942: 4641943: 1921944: 4971945: 2991946: 6331947: 3741948: 3171949: 4361950: 6251951: 2,0781952: 4871953: 4861954: 8731955: 5081956: 1,1841957: 4521958: 2261959: 4661960: 3381961: 1,0021962: 3351963: 5281964: 5111965: 8501966: 1,1871967: 5811968: 7531969: 3991970: 3841971: 1,1301972: 7461973: 5931974: 8281975: 5601976: 9061977: 7421978: 8991979: 5891980: 7671981: 1,0511982: 9131983: 8801984: 1,0971985: 8171986: 5181987: 1,2941988: 1,0241989: 5771990: 8731991: 3,0701992: 1,5671993: 1,6891994: 1,1251995: 1,3001996: 7241997: 8241998: 8641999: 1,2122000: 1,1452001: 4702002: 1,3232003: 1,1292004: 1,2792005: 9422006: 8182007: 4622008: 1,1332009: 8772010: 7842011: 8612012: 5772013: 3642014: 1,0072015: 1,0792016: 1,0472017: 4982018: 6012019: 5202020: 2,1702021: 2842022: 8742023: 1,0192024: 4602025: 4481805187218981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1879. 1879 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-02 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18302
18361
18372
18411
18481
18512
18531
18571
18581
18591
18603
18622
18631
18641
18711
18721
18752
18761
18794
18801
18813
18852
18861
18872
18886
18921
18931
18946
18951
18968
18972
18988
18992
19007
19014
19029
19035
190421
190517
190615
190710
190814
190921
191027
191163
191242
191353
191447
191523
191641
191723
191841
191996
192043
192134
192247
192385
1924215
1925113
1926169
1927369
1928245
1929440
1930291
1931325
1932280
1933516
1934476
1935877
1936937
1937236
1938965
1939205
1940372
1941236
1942464
1943192
1944497
1945299
1946633
1947374
1948317
1949436
1950625
19512,078
1952487
1953486
1954873
1955508
19561,184
1957452
1958226
1959466
1960338
19611,002
1962335
1963528
1964511
1965850
19661,187
1967581
1968753
1969399
1970384
19711,130
1972746
1973593
1974828
1975560
1976906
1977742
1978899
1979589
1980767
19811,051
1982913
1983880
19841,097
1985817
1986518
19871,294
19881,024
1989577
1990873
19913,070
19921,567
19931,689
19941,125
19951,300
1996724
1997824
1998864
19991,212
20001,145
2001470
20021,323
20031,129
20041,279
2005942
2006818
2007462
20081,133
2009877
2010784
2011861
2012577
2013364
20141,007
20151,079
20161,047
2017498
2018601
2019520
20202,170
2021284
2022874
20231,019
2024460
2025448

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).