Weather Records on 2 November 1949

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1949. Highest significance: Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1949

On 2 November 1949, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 378 daily.
Sitka Magnetic Obsy set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 2 November 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 2 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 2 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1949

Top 20 records on 2 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1949	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1949	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1949	Tiangua, BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1949	Snoqualmie Falls, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1949	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1949	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1949	Steveston, CA	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Independence, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	84 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Salisbury, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Sagar, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Landsburg, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1949	Ketchikan AP, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	29 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 436 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	305
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1