Weather Records on 2 November 1957

452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1957. Highest significance: Gladstone Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1957

On 2 November 1957, 452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 442 daily.
Gladstone Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 2 November 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

452 stations

452 station records on 2 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

452 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1957

Top 20 records on 2 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1957	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1957	Paragonah, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1957	Calliope Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Wooroona, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Hampton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Cherokee, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Prescott, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1957	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 452 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	384
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2