Weather Records on 2 November 2018

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2018. Highest significance: Norwalk Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 2018

On 2 November 2018, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 554 daily.
Norwalk Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 2 November 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 2 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caransebes	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conakry (Aero)	Guinea	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetsk	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2018

Top 20 records on 2 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2018	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2018	Fremont, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2018	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Brockport, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Neshaminy Falls, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Lakeview, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	37.1 C (98.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Arad, RO	monthly high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Tipp City, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Kenton, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Cascade Locks, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Clearbrook, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2018	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	44 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2018. 2018 had 601 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	464
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1