Weather Records on 21 November 2003

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 2003. Highest significance: Sundance, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 2003

On 21 November 2003, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
626 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 983 daily.
Sundance set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 21 November 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 21 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 463, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 21 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	463
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 21 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 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

21 November 2003

Top 20 records on 21 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 2003	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2003	Ft Meade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2003	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2003	Wytheville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2003	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Rapid City 4NW, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Hysham, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Puntilla, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Midland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Colstrip, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Dartmouth Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	all-time low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Faith, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Minden, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Dillinger, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Kadoka, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Bjelasnica, BA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2003	Mulege, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	43 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

1803 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2003. 2003 had 1,007 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	755
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1