Weather Records on 2 November 1969

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1969. Highest significance: Skjak, NO.

Key Facts for 2 November 1969

On 2 November 1969, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 373 daily.
Skjak set a daily record snow depth of 55.0 cm (21.7 in) on 2 November 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 2 November 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 November 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 November 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1969

Top 20 records on 2 November 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1969	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1969	Edenton, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1969	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1969	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Kingstree, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Conway, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Elizabethtown, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Aparan, AM	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Whiteville, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Kinston 7 SE, US	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Kristianstad, SE	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Williamston 1 E, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Lund, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Plymouth 2 WSW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1969	Willard 4 SW, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	41 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1969. 1969 had 399 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	320
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1