Weather Records on 2 November 1929

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1929. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1929

On 2 November 1929, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 337 daily.
Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 2 November 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 2 November 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 November 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 November 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 103, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1929

Top 20 records on 2 November 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1929	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1929	Batesville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1929	Rugby, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1929	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1929	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Washington, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Portland, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	World Trade Ctr, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Philadelphia City, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Hightstown 2 W, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Amite, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Paterson, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1929	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	26 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 440 records.

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

Records on 11-02 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1830	2
1836	1
1837	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	2
1853	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	3
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	8
1897	2
1898	8
1899	2
1900	7
1901	4
1902	9
1903	5
1904	21
1905	17
1906	15
1907	10
1908	14
1909	21
1910	27
1911	63
1912	42
1913	53
1914	47
1915	23
1916	41
1917	23
1918	41
1919	96
1920	43
1921	34
1922	47
1923	85
1924	215
1925	113
1926	169
1927	369
1928	245
1929	440
1930	291
1931	325
1932	280
1933	516
1934	476
1935	877
1936	937
1937	236
1938	965
1939	205
1940	372
1941	236
1942	464
1943	192
1944	497
1945	299
1946	633
1947	374
1948	317
1949	436
1950	625
1951	2,078
1952	487
1953	486
1954	873
1955	508
1956	1,184
1957	452
1958	226
1959	466
1960	338
1961	1,002
1962	335
1963	528
1964	511
1965	850
1966	1,187
1967	581
1968	753
1969	399
1970	384
1971	1,130
1972	746
1973	593
1974	828
1975	560
1976	906
1977	742
1978	899
1979	589
1980	767
1981	1,051
1982	913
1983	880
1984	1,097
1985	817
1986	518
1987	1,294
1988	1,024
1989	577
1990	873
1991	3,070
1992	1,567
1993	1,689
1994	1,125
1995	1,300
1996	724
1997	824
1998	864
1999	1,212
2000	1,145
2001	470
2002	1,323
2003	1,129
2004	1,279
2005	942
2006	818
2007	462
2008	1,133
2009	877
2010	784
2011	861
2012	577
2013	364
2014	1,007
2015	1,079
2016	1,047
2017	498
2018	601
2019	524
2020	2,172
2021	284
2022	877
2023	1,020
2024	460
2025	447

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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 10	318
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1