Weather Records on 2 November 1993

1,689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1993. Highest significance: Gaya, IN.

Key Facts for 2 November 1993

On 2 November 1993, 1,689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 880 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,650 daily.
Gaya set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 2 November 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,689 stations

1,689 station records on 2 November 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana Sussex Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bracknell (Elizabeth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,689 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 387, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 493, Heaviest daily rainfall 477, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 172.

Records on 2 November 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	387
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	493
Heaviest daily rainfall	477
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	172

Records on 2 November 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,424 broken records

Margins by which the 1,424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1993

Top 20 records on 2 November 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1993	Gaya, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Terang, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Koroit, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Yandoit, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1993	Campbelltown, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1993	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1993	Sherburne, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1993	Balfour, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1993	Ventnor (Oaklands), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1993. 1993 had 1,689 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 50	1,292
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2