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Weather Records on 2 November 1917

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1917. Highest significance: Winton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1917

  • On 2 November 1917, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Winton Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 November 1917.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 2 November 1917 23 station records on 2 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 2 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Winton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.3 mm (2.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
MuttaburraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay RoadhouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 2 November 1917 by type Records set or tied on 2 November 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 November 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 November 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 November 1917 by timescale Records on 2 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 2 November 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 November 1917 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 210 to 15: 615 to 20: 020 to 25: 325 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 November 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 102
10 to 156
15 to 200
20 to 253
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1917
Top 20 records on 2 November 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 November 1917Winton Post Office, AUmonthly rain69.3 mm (2.7 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)29 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Muttaburra, AUdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)21 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917McKinlay Roadhouse, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)21 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Aramac Post Office, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Boulia Airport, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Normanton Post Office, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Innisfail, AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Cape May 2 NW, USdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Morgantown 1, USdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Port Douglas - Warner St, AUdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Isisford Post Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Boorara, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Maneroo, AUdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Guelph Oac, CAdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Chicoutimi, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low min21.2 C (70.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)18 years11 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 1917
Records on 11-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1917. 1917 had 23 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 1917. 1917 had 23 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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