Weather Records on 2 November 1936

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1936. Highest significance: Champaign 3S, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1936

On 2 November 1936, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 829 daily.
Champaign 3S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 2 November 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 2 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 2 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 2 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 106, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1936

Top 20 records on 2 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1936	Champaign 3S, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Tuscola, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Delphi 2 N, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Griggsville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Carlinville, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Warrenton 1 N, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Veedersburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Decatur Wtp, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Greenville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Pana, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Rockville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1936	Salem, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 937 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 50	744
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1