Weather Records on 12 November 2003

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 2003. Highest significance: Barstow-Daggett AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 2003

On 12 November 2003, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
731 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,049 daily.
Barstow-Daggett AP set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 12 November 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 12 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pico del Este	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallup Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 499, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 12 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	499
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 12 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 1,049.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

845 broken records

Margins by which the 845 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 2003

Top 20 records on 12 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 2003	Barstow-Daggett AP, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2003	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2003	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2003	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	monthly rain	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Lake Lynn, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Adjuntas 2 NW, PR	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Zharkent, KZ	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Clarksburg 1, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Charleston - Yeager AP, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Pico del Este, PR	all-time rain	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2003	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	48 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

1802 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 1,100 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	763
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2