Weather Records on 2 November 2003

1,129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 2003. Highest significance: Ruth, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 2003

On 2 November 2003, 1,129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
645 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 146 monthly and 982 daily.
Ruth set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 2 November 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,129 stations

1,129 station records on 2 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruth	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chincua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelihovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,129 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 346, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 2 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	346
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 2 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 146, daily 982.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 2003

Top 20 records on 2 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 2003	Ruth, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2003	Wymore, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2003	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 2003	Chincua, MX	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Grand Rapids, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Bacadehuachi, MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Coalville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Shelihovo, RU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Hobbs, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	San Jon, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Madras, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Geneseo, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Flint Fcwos, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2003	Lansing Capital City AP, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2003. 2003 had 1,129 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	757
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	3