Weather Records on 3 November 1951

2,288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1951. Highest significance: Canton 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1951

On 3 November 1951, 2,288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 1,697 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 2,270 daily.
Canton 4 SE set a daily record snowfall of 20.8 cm (8.2 in) on 3 November 1951.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 November 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,288 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 867, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 830, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 288, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 3 November 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	867
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	830
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	288
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 3 November 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 2,270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,105 broken records

Margins by which the 2,105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1951

Top 20 records on 3 November 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1951	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1951	Cape May 2 NW, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1951	Alipurduar, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1951	Manchester, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Eastport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Bic, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Maniwaki 2, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Manitowoc, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Huberdeau, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Manouan Sanmaur, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Lewiston, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Addison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Elmira, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1951	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

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

1821 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1951. 1951 had 2,288 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 50	1,977
50 to 100	85
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1