Weather Records on 2 November 2011

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2011. Highest significance: Cossack, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 2011

On 2 November 2011, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 107 monthly and 754 daily.
Cossack set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 2 November 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 2 November 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bakersville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cozzo Spadaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wongawol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shirley Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 2 November 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 2 November 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 107, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2011

Top 20 records on 2 November 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2011	Cossack, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	116 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 November 2011	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	115 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2011	Bakersville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2011	Naze, JP	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Karratha Aero, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Ashburnham, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Wittenoom, AU	monthly rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Cozzo Spadaro, IT	monthly rain	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Edward Macdowell Lake, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Taylor Park, US	daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Mediterranee, FR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Concord ASOS, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily low min	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2011	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2011. 2011 had 861 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	619
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1