Weather Records on 2 November 1970

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 2 November 1970

On 2 November 1970, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 351 daily.
Schierke set a daily record precipitation of 28.1 mm (1.1 in) on 2 November 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 2 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pandavapura	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 2 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 2 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1970

Top 20 records on 2 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1970	Schierke, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Herzberg, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Honaunau 27, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Freiburg, DE	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Vale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	139 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Steigen, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Ben Lomond, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1970	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1970	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1970	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1970	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1970	Lunner, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 years	33 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 384 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	311
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2