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Weather Records on 2 November 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1908. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1908

  • On 2 November 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 2 November 1908.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 2 November 1908 14 station records on 2 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 2 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 2 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 2 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 November 1908 by timescale Records on 2 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 2 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 November 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.8. Ties are not counted. 012340.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 41.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 23.0 to 3.5: 03.5 to 4.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 November 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.54
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.02
3.0 to 3.50
3.5 to 4.01

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1908
Top 14 records on 2 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 November 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low min (Tie)-7.2 C (19.0 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Washington, USdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Chatham, CAdaily low max (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Halifax, CAdaily low max (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1908Portland, USdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie20 years2 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 1908
Records on 11-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 14 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: 5242020: 2,1722021: 2842022: 8772023: 1,0202024: 4602025: 4471805187218981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 14 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
2019524
20202,172
2021284
2022877
20231,020
2024460
2025447

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).