Weather Records on 2 November 1939

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1939. Highest significance: Balladonia, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1939

On 2 November 1939, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 193 daily.
Balladonia set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 2 November 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 2 November 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tressillian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 November 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 November 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1939

Top 20 records on 2 November 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1939	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Esperance Post Office, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Sheep Hills, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Bulong, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Bunkin, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Fanny Cove, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1939	Mundoora, AU	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Bajramaly, TM	monthly high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Snowflake, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Truro, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Castra Central, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Chardzhev, TM	monthly high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939	Grass Patch, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1939. 1939 had 205 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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Data for records on 1939-11-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	163
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1