Weather Records on 2 November 2004

1,279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2004. Highest significance: Anahuac, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 2004

On 2 November 2004, 1,279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 143 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Anahuac set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 2 November 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,279 stations

1,279 station records on 2 November 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Copalillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,279 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 314, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 2 November 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	314
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 2 November 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 143, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

968 broken records

Margins by which the 968 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2004

Top 20 records on 2 November 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2004	Anahuac, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2004	Portland, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2004	Arcadia, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2004	Vega 2NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2004	Yining, CN	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	San Lucas Arroyo Paloma, MX	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Amarillo, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Copalillo, MX	all-time rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Tromso, NO	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Richmond, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Georgetown, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Sterlington, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Leesville, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2004	Cleveland, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	52 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2004. 2004 had 1,279 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 200	965
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1