Weather Records on 2 November 1960

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1960. Highest significance: Ipswich, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1960

On 2 November 1960, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 323 daily.
Ipswich set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 November 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 2 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Periyapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1960

Top 20 records on 2 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1960	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1960	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Eastport, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Sulur, IN	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Brisbane Show Grounds, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Alderley, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1960	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	46 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 338 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	291
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2