Weather Records on 3 November 1974

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1974. Highest significance: Moran, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1974

On 3 November 1974, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 861 daily.
Moran set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 3 November 1974.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

929 stations

929 station records on 3 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dacoma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jay	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	410.0 cm (161.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheshunt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 3 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 3 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1974

Top 20 records on 3 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1974	Moran, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1974	Cushing, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1974	Hominy, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1974	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1974	Fairview, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1974	Burlington, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1974	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Taloga, US	all-time rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Ralston, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Stillwater 2 W, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Neosho, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1974	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	49 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1974. 1974 had 929 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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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	775
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1