Weather Records on 2 November 1953

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1953. Highest significance: Corunna Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1953

On 2 November 1953, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 452 daily.
Corunna Downs set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 2 November 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 2 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woolmers Settlement	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 2 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1953

Top 20 records on 2 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1953	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Colebrook (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Huichapan, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1953	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	43 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 486 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).