Weather Records on 2 November 1962

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1962. Highest significance: Mulga Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1962

On 2 November 1962, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 311 daily.
Mulga Downs set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 2 November 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 2 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1962

Top 20 records on 2 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1962	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1962	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1962	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1962	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1962	McCall, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Kampli, IN	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Bull Harbour, CA	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Quatsino, CA	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Hingoli, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Clearwater, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Mokhada, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Conconully, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Yakutat AP, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Vilnius, LT	monthly high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Arlington, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	65 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1962	Arcadia, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1962. 1962 had 335 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 10	227
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1