Weather Records on 3 November 1991

3,969 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1991. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1991

On 3 November 1991, 3,969 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 2,806 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 152 monthly and 3,816 daily.
W Pt set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 3 November 1991.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gove 4W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Central City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	293.1 mm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McCracken	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,969 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 1,584, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 1,222, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 574.

Records on 3 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	1,584
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	1,222
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	574

Records on 3 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 152, daily 3,816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,519 broken records

Margins by which the 3,519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1991

Top 20 records on 3 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1991	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	100 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Elkhart, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Gove 4W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Superior, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Leoti, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Red Cloud, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Walthill 1E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Hardy, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Cherokee, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Central City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1991	Macumba, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1991. 1991 had 3,969 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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Data for records on 1991-11-03: 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 100	3,288
100 to 200	149
200 to 300	60
300 to 400	15
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	2