Weather Records on 2 November 1987

1,294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1987. Highest significance: Echeta 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1987

On 2 November 1987, 1,294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
899 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 180 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Echeta 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 2 November 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,294 stations

1,294 station records on 2 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,294 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 664, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	664
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 180, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

990 broken records

Margins by which the 990 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1987

Top 20 records on 2 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1987	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1987	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	117 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Alton, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	McCall, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Everglades, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Newport, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Washington, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Rangely 1E, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Ainsworth, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Bottineau, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Faulkton, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1987	Kennebec, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	40 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1987. 1987 had 1,294 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 10	932
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2