Weather Records on 3 November 2012

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 2012. Highest significance: Oakland 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 2012

On 3 November 2012, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 550 daily.
Oakland 1 SE set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 3 November 2012.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 3 November 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valle del Bravo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Negros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowshoe	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiska	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Metigoshe Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 3 November 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 3 November 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 2012

Top 20 records on 3 November 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 2012	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Pogranichnoe, RU	monthly rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Bayard, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Presa Valle del Bravo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Lajas Substn, PR	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Presa Villa Victoria, MX	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	El Dorado, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Hereford, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Darrington Rs, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Terra Alta #1, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Juzhno-Sahalinsk, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Nashville, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Eureka 1E, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Adams 7 SSW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2012	Mc Minnville, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 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

1821 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2012. 2012 had 605 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	442
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2