Weather Records on 2 November 1980

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1980. Highest significance: Aldervale, AU.

Key Facts for 2 November 1980

On 2 November 1980, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 743 daily.
Aldervale set a daily record precipitation of 52.2 mm (2.1 in) on 2 November 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 2 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Ferro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 268, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	268
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1980

Top 20 records on 2 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1980	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Pau Ferro, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Poco Verde, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Kirensk, RU	monthly high min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Chita, RU	monthly high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Sveg, SE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	0.5 C (32.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Big Creek, CA	monthly high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Enderby, CA	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1980	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1980. 1980 had 767 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 20	638
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1