Weather Records on 2 November 1974

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1974. Highest significance: Blackville Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1974

On 2 November 1974, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 766 daily.
Blackville Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 2 November 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 2 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma City N Dspl	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Parraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ovruch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	395.0 cm (155.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bronson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broaddus	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 2 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 2 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 62, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1974

Top 20 records on 2 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1974	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1974	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1974	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Oklahoma City N Dspl, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Lamboo, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Yalwal, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Greer, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Willow Tree (Parraweena), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Turallin, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1974	Zhitckovichi, BY	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 828 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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Data for records on 1974-11-02: 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 200	665
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1