Weather Records on 3 November 2003

1,914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 2003. Highest significance: Mt Ayr, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 2003

On 3 November 2003, 1,914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
954 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 233 monthly and 1,681 daily.
Mt Ayr set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 3 November 2003.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,914 stations

1,914 station records on 3 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seminoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,914 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 515, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 439, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 195, Deepest snow cover 121.

Records on 3 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	515
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	439
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	195
Deepest snow cover	121

Records on 3 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 233, daily 1,681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,402 broken records

Margins by which the 1,402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 2003

Top 20 records on 3 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 2003	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Blockton 1W, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Coalville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Lone Rock Tri Co AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2003	Leon 6 ESE, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Table Rock 4N, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Bryant, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Tarkio, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Mather, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Tulelake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Seminoe Dam, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2003	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	53 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

1821 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2003. 2003 had 1,914 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 2003-11-03: 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 50	1,275
50 to 100	85
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1