Weather Records on 5 November 2003

2,232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 2003. Highest significance: E Tawas, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 2003

On 5 November 2003, 2,232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,136 were record highs and 805 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 160 monthly and 2,071 daily.
E Tawas set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 5 November 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrandyte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelihovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,232 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 632, Lowest daily maximum 390, Highest daily minimum 504, Lowest daily minimum 415, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 134.

Records on 5 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	632
Lowest daily maximum	390
Highest daily minimum	504
Lowest daily minimum	415
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	134

Records on 5 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 160, daily 2,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,639 broken records

Margins by which the 1,639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 2003

Top 20 records on 5 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 2003	E Tawas, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2003	Bacadehuachi, MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Coalville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Yemassee 1 N, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Joseph, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Kotzebue AP, US	monthly high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Newnan 7 WNW, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Vandalia, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Darby, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Tullahoma, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Hitoyoshi, JP	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Warrandyte, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Shelihovo, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Dalton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Middleburg, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Grangeville, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2003	Verhojansk, RU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2003	Sejmchan, RU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1801 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2003. 2003 had 2,232 records.

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

Records on 11-05 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1806	1
1834	1
1835	2
1842	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1857	1
1858	4
1862	3
1863	1
1867	1
1868	2
1872	1
1873	2
1877	2
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	6
1897	1
1898	2
1899	11
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	8
1904	6
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	17
1909	9
1910	62
1911	21
1912	55
1913	22
1914	29
1915	18
1916	69
1917	36
1918	32
1919	82
1920	72
1921	221
1922	88
1923	230
1924	301
1925	138
1926	122
1927	248
1928	128
1929	86
1930	162
1931	298
1932	316
1933	706
1934	479
1935	1,196
1936	453
1937	186
1938	720
1939	485
1940	239
1941	604
1942	446
1943	224
1944	357
1945	503
1946	615
1947	408
1948	1,330
1949	572
1950	610
1951	1,815
1952	404
1953	599
1954	611
1955	416
1956	820
1957	452
1958	171
1959	1,516
1960	254
1961	660
1962	343
1963	278
1964	317
1965	424
1966	580
1967	755
1968	298
1969	745
1970	639
1971	384
1972	480
1973	1,622
1974	423
1975	1,499
1976	835
1977	902
1978	799
1979	504
1980	1,033
1981	538
1982	991
1983	980
1984	528
1985	1,249
1986	693
1987	895
1988	1,275
1989	596
1990	1,286
1991	3,388
1992	1,316
1993	770
1994	1,864
1995	1,399
1996	1,380
1997	676
1998	792
1999	872
2000	1,108
2001	758
2002	1,303
2003	2,232
2004	909
2005	1,114
2006	1,258
2007	566
2008	1,326
2009	606
2010	1,454
2011	984
2012	812
2013	594
2014	510
2015	1,659
2016	755
2017	972
2018	426
2019	420
2020	1,419
2021	439
2022	1,029
2023	758
2024	1,118
2025	862

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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	1,569
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2