Weather Records on 2 November 1985

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1985. Highest significance: Roma Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1985

On 2 November 1985, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 750 daily.
Roma Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 2 November 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 2 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	259.5 mm (10.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	257.5 mm (10.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Guaxupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 463, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	463
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 62, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

709 broken records

Margins by which the 709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1985

Top 20 records on 2 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1985	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Komga (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	259.5 mm (10.2 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	257.5 mm (10.1 in)	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Eversfield, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Dohne, ZA	all-time rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Sihota, ZA	monthly rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1985	Kologha (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1985	Yoakum, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1985	East London, ZA	monthly rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1985	East London -Signal STN, ZA	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	56 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 817 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	593
20 to 40	83
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1