Weather Records on 2 November 1963

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1963. Highest significance: Drummondville, CA.

Key Facts for 2 November 1963

On 2 November 1963, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 516 daily.
Drummondville set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 2 November 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 2 November 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 November 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 November 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1963

Top 20 records on 2 November 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1963	Drummondville, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Chute Hemmings, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Ciudad Real (Instituto), ES	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Floresta, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Donnacona, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Lambton, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Tadoussac, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Aroostook, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Disraeli, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Ponte Guatapara, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Oswego, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1963	Donnacona, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	34 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1963. 1963 had 528 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	432
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1