Weather Records on 2 November 1971

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1971. Highest significance: Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 2 November 1971

On 2 November 1971, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 242 monthly and 886 daily.
Tierra Blanca (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 199.9 mm (7.9 in) on 2 November 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 2 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foleyet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 444, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 2 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	444
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 2 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 242, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1971

Top 20 records on 2 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1971	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1971	Maristova, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1971	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1971	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1971	Boverdal, NO	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Susendal, NO	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Ribeirao Preto (Emsa), BR	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Manhattan, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	123 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Pontal, BR	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Darlington Wwtp, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Huntingdon, CA	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1971	Bulken, NO	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 1,130 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 25	813
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3