Weather Records on 2 November 1991

3,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1991. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1991

On 2 November 1991, 3,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 1,821 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 2,933 daily.
W Pt set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 2 November 1991.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 November 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gove 4W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lansing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scott City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
River Falls	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,070 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 1,133, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 688, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 294, Deepest snow cover 612.

Records on 2 November 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	1,133
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	688
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	294
Deepest snow cover	612

Records on 2 November 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 134, daily 2,933.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,636 broken records

Margins by which the 2,636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1991

Top 20 records on 2 November 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1991	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 November 1991	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Elkhart, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Gove 4W, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Superior, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Lansing, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	124 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Scott City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Hardy, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1991	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 3,070 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 100	2,324
100 to 200	211
200 to 300	70
300 to 400	26
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1