Weather Records on 2 November 1989

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1989. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 November 1989

On 2 November 1989, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 556 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 2 November 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 2 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kybartai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caracas-la Mariposa	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 2 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 2 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1989

Top 20 records on 2 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1989	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	112 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1989	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1989	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Irene, ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Cross Village 1E, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Ironwood, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Kybartai, LT	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Intake, ZA	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Madeline Is, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Maseru, LS	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Gannakraal, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	75 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

1805 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 577 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 50	413
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1