Weather Records on 2 November 1973

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1973. Highest significance: Georgetown, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1973

On 2 November 1973, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 575 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 2 November 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 2 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 2 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 2 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1973

Top 20 records on 2 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1973	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Condon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Walden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Haarlem, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Ukiah, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Moorang, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Tsalka, GE	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1973	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	36 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1973. 1973 had 593 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	476
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1