Weather Records on 4 November 2003

2,177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 2003. Highest significance: Upton, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 2003

On 4 November 2003, 2,177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,047 were record highs and 480 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 205 monthly and 1,970 daily.
Upton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 4 November 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colo	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Horicon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,177 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 633, Lowest daily maximum 289, Highest daily minimum 414, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 203, Deepest snow cover 152.

Records on 4 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	633
Lowest daily maximum	289
Highest daily minimum	414
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	203
Deepest snow cover	152

Records on 4 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 205, daily 1,970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,591 broken records

Margins by which the 1,591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 2003

Top 20 records on 4 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 2003	Upton, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 November 2003	Vinton, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Sheboygan, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Marshalltown, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Watertown Wwtp, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Grayling, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Gaylord, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Coalville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Perry, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Plymouth Wwtp, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Gilman, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Independence #1, US	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2003	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 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

1803 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2003. 2003 had 2,177 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	1,448
50 to 100	98
100 to 150	38
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1