Weather Records on 28 November 2003

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 November 2003. Highest significance: Metairie, US.

Key Facts for 28 November 2003

On 28 November 2003, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 639 daily.
Metairie set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 28 November 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 28 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Chamula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufering	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawica	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bistrita	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 28 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 November 2003

Top 20 records on 28 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 2003	Metairie, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Altomunster-Maisbrunn, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	126 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Billingsley, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Anadyr, RU	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Miller, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Dillingen/Donau, DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Vancleave, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Bayou Sorrel Lock, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Moroleon, MX	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Helena, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Klippeneck, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2003	Tanhuato (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 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

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 657 records.

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

Records on 11-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	1
1807	1
1815	1
1827	1
1829	1
1831	2
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1856	4
1857	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	3
1873	2
1874	2
1875	2
1878	2
1879	1
1883	2
1884	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1892	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	25
1904	11
1905	24
1906	21
1907	10
1908	4
1909	39
1910	8
1911	62
1912	24
1913	34
1914	19
1915	33
1916	27
1917	68
1918	13
1919	31
1920	166
1921	50
1922	38
1923	77
1924	55
1925	76
1926	90
1927	545
1928	62
1929	192
1930	749
1931	143
1932	307
1933	203
1934	544
1935	257
1936	252
1937	629
1938	553
1939	240
1940	445
1941	349
1942	232
1943	143
1944	193
1945	236
1946	372
1947	201
1948	752
1949	1,211
1950	506
1951	272
1952	1,051
1953	277
1954	200
1955	1,042
1956	355
1957	240
1958	1,066
1959	730
1960	986
1961	325
1962	413
1963	246
1964	690
1965	301
1966	807
1967	421
1968	799
1969	631
1970	567
1971	500
1972	360
1973	1,483
1974	398
1975	1,069
1976	2,175
1977	1,024
1978	825
1979	536
1980	799
1981	677
1982	842
1983	1,979
1984	1,014
1985	2,376
1986	718
1987	927
1988	810
1989	809
1990	1,642
1991	782
1992	926
1993	1,290
1994	1,267
1995	963
1996	1,161
1997	1,128
1998	1,922
1999	775
2000	726
2001	1,543
2002	1,104
2003	657
2004	770
2005	1,430
2006	1,710
2007	412
2008	849
2009	609
2010	1,533
2011	1,139
2012	698
2013	946
2014	1,210
2015	986
2016	474
2017	751
2018	852
2019	1,197
2020	318
2021	1,137
2022	496
2023	592
2024	456
2025	306

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	484
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1