Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019
Start: 2019-11-05
End: 2019-11-21
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019: 4,570 records at 1,920 stations, peak on 13 November 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019 set or tied 4,570 station records at 1,920 stations.
It ran from 5 November 2019 to 21 November 2019 (17 days) and its peak day was 13 November 2019.
Status: closed.
Dansville set a daily record low minimum temperature of -16.7 C (1.9 F) on 13 November 2019.
The busiest day was 13 November 2019 with 1,697 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

5 to 21 November 2019

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dansville	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2019-11-13
Hardy	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2019-11-13
Cornwall	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2019-11-13
Robinson	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2019-11-13
Canton 4N	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2019-11-13
Washington 1 W	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2019-11-12
Bloomfield	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2019-11-12
Conway	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2019-11-13
W Lafayette 6 NW	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2019-11-13
Rutland	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2019-11-13
Aberdeen	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2019-11-14
Plant City	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2019-11-17
Casey	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2019-11-08
Elgin Water	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2019-11-12
Minonk	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2019-11-12
Morrison	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2019-11-12
Bay Minette	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2019-11-13

Records per Day

Peak day 1,697

Records set or tied each day from 5 November 2019 to 21 November 2019. The most in one day was 1,697 on 13 November 2019.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019
Date	Records
2019-11-05	2
2019-11-06	14
2019-11-07	44
2019-11-08	143
2019-11-09	252
2019-11-10	49
2019-11-11	217
2019-11-12	1,271
2019-11-13	1,697
2019-11-14	546
2019-11-15	70
2019-11-16	59
2019-11-17	133
2019-11-18	65
2019-11-19	6
2019-11-20	1
2019-11-21	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019 ranked by margin
Dansville, 11-13	8.4 C (15.1 F)
Cornwall, 11-13	8.3 C (14.9 F)
Bloomfield, 11-12	7.8 C (14.0 F)
Robinson, 11-13	7.2 C (13.0 F)
W Lafayette 6 NW, 11-13	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Washington 1 W, 11-12	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Bay Minette, 11-13	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Rutland, 11-13	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Morrison, 11-12	6.6 C (11.9 F)
Aberdeen, 11-14	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Minonk, 11-12	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Casey, 11-08	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Elgin Water, 11-12	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Plant City, 11-17	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Hardy, 11-13	2.8 C (5.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
8.4	97
2.8	107
8.3	98
1.7	120
7.2	110
1.7	115
0.6	107
3.9	117
1.1	120
6.7	108
7.2	108
7.8	108
6.1	108
6.6	98
6.7	86
5.6	108
0.5	120
5.6	108
6.1	108
6.6	97
6.1	108
5.6	108
6.6	108
5.0	113
7.2	98
5.0	108
6.1	97
6.1	97
5.6	98
5.0	108
5.6	108
5.0	110
5.0	108
4.4	112
4.4	114
2.8	100
6.1	98
6.1	98
4.4	108
5.0	121
4.5	108
4.4	102
4.4	108
5.0	110
4.5	108
4.5	108
5.0	108
5.0	110
2.7	110
4.3	98
3.8	108
0.6	92
3.3	98
3.9	118
3.9	110
7.2	86
4.5	124
5.0	108
5.0	110
4.4	108
4.4	122
5.6	93
5.0	97
4.4	100
3.9	100
4.5	112
3.9	124
4.4	108
3.9	98
4.5	108
4.5	124
4.4	97
3.3	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.9	108
4.4	108
3.9	104
4.4	98
3.9	110
3.3	114
3.9	110
5.0	98
3.9	108
3.8	108
5.0	98
4.4	108
3.3	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
5.0	98
4.5	97
3.3	117
3.9	98
3.3	105
3.9	97
3.9	98
3.3	120
3.9	98
3.4	110
3.9	100
4.4	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.8	97
3.9	98
3.8	102
4.4	97
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.3	105
4.4	98
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	124
3.3	122
3.3	108
3.2	124
3.8	100
2.8	66
2.8	118
3.9	98
2.3	117
2.2	117
3.3	108
2.8	114
3.3	108
3.4	118
3.9	98
3.4	108
4.4	98
3.9	98
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	102
3.3	108
3.4	108
3.4	98
3.9	108
3.4	108
2.8	108
3.3	124
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	100
3.3	108
6.1	78
3.4	108
2.8	110
2.7	118
3.9	98
3.4	100
3.3	110
3.9	98
6.1	84
2.8	108
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.8	98
3.3	124
3.4	102
2.8	112
2.8	112
3.3	124
2.8	108
3.3	98
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.2	119
2.8	114
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	112
2.8	102
2.8	102
3.3	102
2.8	124
3.9	117
3.3	98
2.6	108
2.8	108
2.8	112
3.3	97
2.8	118
2.2	108
2.3	108
2.7	112
2.2	108
2.8	108
2.8	120
3.9	98
2.7	108
2.8	108
3.3	97

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019 (this event)	4,570 records

Every Record Set

20 of 4,570

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 5 to 21 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-11-08	Casey	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	108	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-12	Robinson	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-12	Washington 1 W	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-12	Bloomfield	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-12	Elgin Water	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	108	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-12	Minonk	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-12	Morrison	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	97	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Dansville	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	97	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Hardy	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Cornwall	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	98	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Robinson	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Robinson	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	110	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Canton 4N	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Conway	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	W Lafayette 6 NW	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Rutland	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	98	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Bay Minette	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	86	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-13	Casey	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-14	Aberdeen	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-17	Plant City	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	117	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 4,570 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
8.4	97
2.8	107
8.3	98
1.7	120
7.2	110
1.7	115
0.6	107
3.9	117
1.1	120
6.7	108
7.2	108
7.8	108
6.1	108
6.6	98
6.7	86
5.6	108
0.5	120
5.6	108
6.1	108
6.6	97
6.1	108
5.6	108
6.6	108
5.0	113
7.2	98
5.0	108
6.1	97
6.1	97
5.6	98
5.0	108
5.6	108
5.0	110
5.0	108
4.4	112
4.4	114
2.8	100
6.1	98
6.1	98
4.4	108
5.0	121
4.5	108
4.4	102
4.4	108
5.0	110
4.5	108
4.5	108
5.0	108
5.0	110
2.7	110
4.3	98
3.8	108
0.6	92
3.3	98
3.9	118
3.9	110
7.2	86
4.5	124
5.0	108
5.0	110
4.4	108
4.4	122
5.6	93
5.0	97
4.4	100
3.9	100
4.5	112
3.9	124
4.4	108
3.9	98
4.5	108
4.5	124
4.4	97
3.3	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.9	108
4.4	108
3.9	104
4.4	98
3.9	110
3.3	114
3.9	110
5.0	98
3.9	108
3.8	108
5.0	98
4.4	108
3.3	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
5.0	98
4.5	97
3.3	117
3.9	98
3.3	105
3.9	97
3.9	98
3.3	120
3.9	98
3.4	110
3.9	100
4.4	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.8	97
3.9	98
3.8	102
4.4	97
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.3	105
4.4	98
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	124
3.3	122
3.3	108
3.2	124
3.8	100
2.8	66
2.8	118
3.9	98
2.3	117
2.2	117
3.3	108
2.8	114
3.3	108
3.4	118
3.9	98
3.4	108
4.4	98
3.9	98
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	102
3.3	108
3.4	108
3.4	98
3.9	108
3.4	108
2.8	108
3.3	124
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	100
3.3	108
6.1	78
3.4	108
2.8	110
2.7	118
3.9	98
3.4	100
3.3	110
3.9	98
6.1	84
2.8	108
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.8	98
3.3	124
3.4	102
2.8	112
2.8	112
3.3	124
2.8	108
3.3	98
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.2	119
2.8	114
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	112
2.8	102
2.8	102
3.3	102
2.8	124
3.9	117
3.3	98
2.6	108
2.8	108
2.8	112
3.3	97
2.8	118
2.2	108
2.3	108
2.7	112
2.2	108
2.8	108
2.8	120
3.9	98
2.7	108
2.8	108
3.3	97

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
8.4	97
2.8	107
8.3	98
1.7	120
7.2	110
1.7	115
0.6	107
3.9	117
1.1	120
6.7	108
7.2	108
7.8	108
6.1	108
6.6	98
6.7	86
5.6	108
0.5	120
5.6	108
6.1	108
6.6	97
6.1	108
5.6	108
6.6	108
5.0	113
7.2	98
5.0	108
6.1	97
6.1	97
5.6	98
5.0	108
5.6	108
5.0	110
5.0	108
4.4	112
4.4	114
2.8	100
6.1	98
6.1	98
4.4	108
5.0	121
4.5	108
4.4	102
4.4	108
5.0	110
4.5	108
4.5	108
5.0	108
5.0	110
2.7	110
4.3	98
3.8	108
0.6	92
3.3	98
3.9	118
3.9	110
7.2	86
4.5	124
5.0	108
5.0	110
4.4	108
4.4	122
5.6	93
5.0	97
4.4	100
3.9	100
4.5	112
3.9	124
4.4	108
3.9	98
4.5	108
4.5	124
4.4	97
3.3	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.9	108
4.4	108
3.9	104
4.4	98
3.9	110
3.3	114
3.9	110
5.0	98
3.9	108
3.8	108
5.0	98
4.4	108
3.3	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
5.0	98
4.5	97
3.3	117
3.9	98
3.3	105
3.9	97
3.9	98
3.3	120
3.9	98
3.4	110
3.9	100
4.4	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.8	97
3.9	98
3.8	102
4.4	97
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.3	105
4.4	98
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	124
3.3	122
3.3	108
3.2	124
3.8	100
2.8	66
2.8	118
3.9	98
2.3	117
2.2	117
3.3	108
2.8	114
3.3	108
3.4	118
3.9	98
3.4	108
4.4	98
3.9	98
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	102
3.3	108
3.4	108
3.4	98
3.9	108
3.4	108
2.8	108
3.3	124
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	100
3.3	108
6.1	78
3.4	108
2.8	110
2.7	118
3.9	98
3.4	100
3.3	110
3.9	98
6.1	84
2.8	108
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.8	98
3.3	124
3.4	102
2.8	112
2.8	112
3.3	124
2.8	108
3.3	98
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.2	119
2.8	114
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	112
2.8	102
2.8	102
3.3	102
2.8	124
3.9	117
3.3	98
2.6	108
2.8	108
2.8	112
3.3	97
2.8	118
2.2	108
2.3	108
2.7	112
2.2	108
2.8	108
2.8	120
3.9	98
2.7	108
2.8	108
3.3	97

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
8.4	97
2.8	107
8.3	98
1.7	120
7.2	110
1.7	115
0.6	107
3.9	117
1.1	120
6.7	108
7.2	108
7.8	108
6.1	108
6.6	98
6.7	86
5.6	108
0.5	120
5.6	108
6.1	108
6.6	97
6.1	108
5.6	108
6.6	108
5.0	113
7.2	98
5.0	108
6.1	97
6.1	97
5.6	98
5.0	108
5.6	108
5.0	110
5.0	108
4.4	112
4.4	114
2.8	100
6.1	98
6.1	98
4.4	108
5.0	121
4.5	108
4.4	102
4.4	108
5.0	110
4.5	108
4.5	108
5.0	108
5.0	110
2.7	110
4.3	98
3.8	108
0.6	92
3.3	98
3.9	118
3.9	110
7.2	86
4.5	124
5.0	108
5.0	110
4.4	108
4.4	122
5.6	93
5.0	97
4.4	100
3.9	100
4.5	112
3.9	124
4.4	108
3.9	98
4.5	108
4.5	124
4.4	97
3.3	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.9	108
4.4	108
3.9	104
4.4	98
3.9	110
3.3	114
3.9	110
5.0	98
3.9	108
3.8	108
5.0	98
4.4	108
3.3	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
5.0	98
4.5	97
3.3	117
3.9	98
3.3	105
3.9	97
3.9	98
3.3	120
3.9	98
3.4	110
3.9	100
4.4	108
3.9	108
4.5	98
3.8	97
3.9	98
3.8	102
4.4	97
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.3	105
4.4	98
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	108
3.9	124
3.3	122
3.3	108
3.2	124
3.8	100
2.8	66
2.8	118
3.9	98
2.3	117
2.2	117
3.3	108
2.8	114
3.3	108
3.4	118
3.9	98
3.4	108
4.4	98
3.9	98
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	102
3.3	108
3.4	108
3.4	98
3.9	108
3.4	108
2.8	108
3.3	124
3.3	108
3.3	108
3.9	98
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	100
3.3	108
6.1	78
3.4	108
2.8	110
2.7	118
3.9	98
3.4	100
3.3	110
3.9	98
6.1	84
2.8	108
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.8	98
3.3	124
3.4	102
2.8	112
2.8	112
3.3	124
2.8	108
3.3	98
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.8	108
2.2	119
2.8	114
3.4	108
3.3	108
3.3	112
2.8	102
2.8	102
3.3	102
2.8	124
3.9	117
3.3	98
2.6	108
2.8	108
2.8	112
3.3	97
2.8	118
2.2	108
2.3	108
2.7	112
2.2	108
2.8	108
2.8	120
3.9	98
2.7	108
2.8	108
3.3	97