Weather Records on 3 November 1971

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1971. Highest significance: Mirtna, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1971

On 3 November 1971, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 609 daily.
Mirtna set a daily record precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 3 November 1971.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 3 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sutherland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 3 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 3 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 57, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1971

Top 20 records on 3 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1971	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Perry, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Evergreen, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Roper River Police, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Fernie, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Stockholm, SE	monthly high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Gavle, SE	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1971	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	71 years	37 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

1821 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1971. 1971 had 666 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1971-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	506
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1