Weather Records on 3 November 1937

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1937. Highest significance: Ladismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 November 1937

On 3 November 1937, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 298 daily.
Ladismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 November 1937.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 3 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lilli Pilli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 3 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1937

Top 20 records on 3 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1937	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1937	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Boonara, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1937	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	39 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

1821 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1937. 1937 had 309 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 10	169
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2