Weather Records on 2 November 2016

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2016. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 2 November 2016

On 2 November 2016, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
913 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 219 monthly and 827 daily.
Gavar set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 2 November 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 2 November 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sunwu	China	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 569, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 344, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 November 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	569
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	344
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 November 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 219, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2016

Top 20 records on 2 November 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2016	Gavar, AM	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	120 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2016	Sunwu, CN	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Washington, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Carthage, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Charleston, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Keosauqua, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Armavir, AM	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Baranovichi, BY	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Skedemosse, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Fremont, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Effingham 3SW, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Berne Wwtp, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Gatesville, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Mt Vernon, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Augusta, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Subiaco, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Allerton, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Watonga, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	42 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2016. 2016 had 1,047 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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Data for records on 2016-11-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	670
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1