Weather Records on 2 November 1943

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1943. Highest significance: Sugar Land, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1943

On 2 November 1943, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 183 daily.
Sugar Land set a daily record precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 2 November 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 2 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1943

Top 20 records on 2 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1943	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1943	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1943	Pierce 1 E, US	all-time rain	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1943	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1943	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1943	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Plauen, DE	monthly high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	San German 4 W, PR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Mannington 1 N, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Brocken, DE	monthly high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Donnybrook, AU	monthly low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Orenburg, RU	daily low min	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Galway, IE	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1943	Aachen, DE	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1943. 1943 had 192 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 20	150
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1