Weather Records on 23 November 2003

1,837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 2003. Highest significance: Oshkosh, US.

Key Facts for 23 November 2003

On 23 November 2003, 1,837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
646 were record highs and 416 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,804 daily.
Oshkosh set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 November 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,837 stations

1,837 station records on 23 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bullengarook East (Seskinore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garryowen (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrabilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Yallambee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyaga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong (the Willows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bullioh (Wood Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,837 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 399, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 226, Heaviest daily rainfall 576, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 23 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	399
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	226
Heaviest daily rainfall	576
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 23 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 1,804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,504 broken records

Margins by which the 1,504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 246.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 2003

Top 20 records on 23 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 2003	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	102 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Iowa City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Wood, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 2003	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Ganmain Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Davenport, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2003	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 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

1821 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2003. 2003 had 1,837 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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	1,430
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4