Weather Records on 2 November 1938

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1938. Highest significance: Guildford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1938

On 2 November 1938, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
729 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 203 monthly and 762 daily.
Guildford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 2 November 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 2 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 203, daily 762.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1938

Top 20 records on 2 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1938	Guildford Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Mundaring Weir, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Chidlow, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Armadale, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Perth Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Hartington, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Jarrahdale, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Corning, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Sale, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	La Crosse Wb City, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1938	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Donnybrook, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Milwaukee Wb City, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Appleton City, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Baxter, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Petoskey, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1938	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	36 years	30 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 965 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	718
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1