Weather Records on 9 November 2003

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 2003. Highest significance: Upper Lake 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 2003

On 9 November 2003, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 307 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 708 daily.
Upper Lake 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 9 November 2003.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 9 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Slettnes Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Markley Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guiyang	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio del Cipres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 9 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 9 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 2003

Top 20 records on 9 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 2003	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 2003	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Linguere, SN	monthly high max	46.5 C (115.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Lawrence, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Coloso, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Colorado City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Juan Rodriguez Clara, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Iowa Falls, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Caliente, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Bend, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Britt 3E, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Legune, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2003	Onaway 4N, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	69 years	36 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

1794 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 732 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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Data for records on 2003-11-09: 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 20	475
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1