Weather Records on 2 November 2002

1,323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2002. Highest significance: Zitlaltepec, MX.

Key Facts for 2 November 2002

On 2 November 2002, 1,323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 626 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,243 daily.
Zitlaltepec set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.3 mm (4.5 in) on 2 November 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,323 stations

1,323 station records on 2 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chichihualco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chacalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Marques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascades Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antunez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quetzala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Camalote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,323 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 292, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 334, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 2 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	292
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	334
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 2 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 79, daily 1,243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 251.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2002

Top 20 records on 2 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2002	Zitlaltepec, MX	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2002	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2002	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2002	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2002	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2002	Chichihualco, MX	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2002	Chacalapa, MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Harlingen, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Ridgway, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Warren, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Weslaco, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	monthly rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Rheinfelden, DE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Jalapa del Marques, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	McCook, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Puerto de la Concepcion, MX	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2002	Brownsville, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	50 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2002. 2002 had 1,323 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	978
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1