Weather Records on 2 November 1988

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1988. Highest significance: Low Isles Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1988

On 2 November 1988, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 955 daily.
Low Isles Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 2 November 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 2 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coventry	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knightville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Battenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 2 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 2 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 69, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

819 broken records

Margins by which the 819 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1988

Top 20 records on 2 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1988	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1988	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1988	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1988	Chasm Falls, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1988	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Cockaponset Rs, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Durham, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	South Lyndeboro, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Chasm Falls, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Huntington Ctr, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Middleboro, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1988	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	48 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 1,024 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 1988-11-02: 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 50	783
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2