Weather Records on 2 November 2020

2,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2020. Highest significance: Skagway, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 2020

On 2 November 2020, 2,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,771 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 592 monthly and 1,580 daily.
Skagway set a monthly record daily snowfall of 36.1 cm (14.2 in) on 2 November 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malkalen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brunei Intl	Brunei	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karungi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nora-Ostano_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tavelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,172 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,163, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 608, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 2 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,163
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	608
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 2 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 592, daily 1,580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,899 broken records

Margins by which the 1,899 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2020

Top 20 records on 2 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2020	Skagway, US	monthly snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2020	Lovanger, SE	monthly rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2020	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2020	Craig, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2020	Haparanda, SE	monthly rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Malkalen_D, SE	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Overtornea, SE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Vannas, SE	monthly rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	120 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Brunei Intl, BN	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2020	Yuna, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Merredin, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Balline, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Isseka, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Jackvik, SE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Haapavesi Mustikkamaki, FI	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2020	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 2,172 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 2020-11-02: 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 25	1,859
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3