Weather Records on 3 November 2009

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 2009. Highest significance: Ellsworth 1E, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 2009

On 3 November 2009, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 639 daily.
Ellsworth 1E set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 November 2009.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 3 November 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Resistencia Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhahran	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buhara	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanya	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaolack	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kofa Mine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yanji	China	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koutiala	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trincheras	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salta Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalbarri	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Changsha	China	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 November 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 November 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 2009

Top 20 records on 3 November 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 2009	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Esengyly, TM	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Lough Navar Forest, GB	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Everglades, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Nelaug, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Redlands, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Grant Grove, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Resistencia Aero, AR	all-time high max	43.5 C (110.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Dhahran, SA	monthly high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Torrevieja, ES	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2009	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2009	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2009	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2009	Mormon Flat, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 2009. 2009 had 688 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 2009-11-03: 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	528
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1