Weather Records on 2 November 1966

1,187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1966. Highest significance: Pelee Island, CA.

Key Facts for 2 November 1966

On 2 November 1966, 1,187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 591 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,143 daily.
Pelee Island set a daily record snowfall of 24.4 cm (9.6 in) on 2 November 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,187 stations

1,187 station records on 2 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,187 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 360, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 2 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	360
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 2 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 1,143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

990 broken records

Margins by which the 990 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1966

Top 20 records on 2 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1966	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1966	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1966	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1966	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1966	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1966	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1966	Albion, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	New Liskeard, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Uman, UA	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Salamonia, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1966	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	51 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1966. 1966 had 1,187 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	885
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1