Weather Records on 16 November 2003

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 2003. Highest significance: Shurchi, UZ.

Key Facts for 16 November 2003

On 16 November 2003, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 535 daily.
Shurchi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 November 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 16 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shurchi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toma Tecomatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penuelas 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winona Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halepohaku 111	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Da-Qaidam	China	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Anita	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 2003

Top 20 records on 16 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 2003	Shurchi, UZ	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Alto 5 SW, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Center, US	daily rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Coatepec Harinas, MX	all-time high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Corral Viejo, PR	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Isseka, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Jackson, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Toma Tecomatepec, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2003	Crawford 5 W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	38 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

1805 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2003. 2003 had 555 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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Data for records on 2003-11-16: 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	377
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1