Weather Records on 2 November 1952

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1952. Highest significance: Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1952

On 2 November 1952, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 477 daily.
Warracknabeal (Earlstan) set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 2 November 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 2 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1952

Top 20 records on 2 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1952	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Kingston, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Convamore, ZA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1952	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 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

1805 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 487 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 5	220
5 to 10	108
10 to 15	63
15 to 20	27
20 to 25	12
25 to 30	8
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	2