Weather Records on 2 November 1977

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1977. Highest significance: Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 November 1977

On 2 November 1977, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 706 daily.
Nqamakwe (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 2 November 1977.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 2 November 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushan	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangurt	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 2 November 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1977

Top 20 records on 2 November 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1977	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1977	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1977	Jessieville, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Alexandria, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Taquarituba, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Conway, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Rushan, TJ	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Sarapui, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Riversul, BR	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Glenwood 4 NNE, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Pine Grove Fire Twr, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Granta, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1977	Bastrop, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	43 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1977. 1977 had 742 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 20	575
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2