Weather Records on 3 November 1919

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1919. Highest significance: Magdeburg, DE.

Key Facts for 3 November 1919

On 3 November 1919, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 74 daily.
Magdeburg set a daily record snow depth of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) on 3 November 1919.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 3 November 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 3 November 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 3 November 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 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

3 November 1919

Top 20 records on 3 November 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1919	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1919	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1919	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Waren, DE	daily low max	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Cottbus, DE	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Durham, GB	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Escanaba, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Altastenberg, DE	daily low min	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1919	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	18 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

1821 to 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1919. 1919 had 74 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	55
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2