Weather Records on 2 November 1948

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1948. Highest significance: Boonville, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1948

On 2 November 1948, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 307 daily.
Boonville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 2 November 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 2 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1948

Top 20 records on 2 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1948	Boonville, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Moran, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Independence, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Balasore, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Mexico, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Osceola 3 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Fulton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Tamar, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Albion, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Brunswick, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1948	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1948	Vicksburg, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1948	Progress, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1948	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1948	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1948. 1948 had 317 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	223
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1