Weather Records on 2 November 1965

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1965. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 November 1965

On 2 November 1965, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 750 daily.
George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 89.5 mm (3.5 in) on 2 November 1965.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 2 November 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franshammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kruisrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 November 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 November 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 100, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1965

Top 20 records on 2 November 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1965	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1965	Umea, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1965	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1965	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Kwepertuin, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Keurboomsrivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Protem, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Western River, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Washburn, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Kr. Dithmarschen Helse, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1965	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	38 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1965. 1965 had 850 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 20	619
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1