Weather Records on 2 November 2008

1,133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2008. Highest significance: Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 2008

On 2 November 2008, 1,133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
704 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 November 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,133 stations

1,133 station records on 2 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchum Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,133 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 361, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 343, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	361
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	343
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 95, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

847 broken records

Margins by which the 847 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2008

Top 20 records on 2 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2008	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2008	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2008	Tangier City, MA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2008	North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Spencer, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Lingling, CN	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Cummins, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Quartzsite, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	So Entrance Yosemite Np, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Mt Diablo Junction, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Ketchum Rs, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Lakeview, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Sonora, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2008	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 1,133 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 10	741
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2