Weather Records on 30 November 2003

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 November 2003. Highest significance: Kotzebue AP, US.

Key Facts for 30 November 2003

On 30 November 2003, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 614 daily.
Kotzebue AP set a daily record snowfall of 12.2 cm (4.8 in) on 30 November 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 30 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tours	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dakar/Yoff	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carranya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 30 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 30 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 30 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 November 2003

Top 20 records on 30 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 2003	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 November 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Karuizawa, JP	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Bayard, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Beito, NO	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Saint Anthony, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Katsuura, JP	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Hikone, JP	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Ayutla, MX	all-time low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Middleburg, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Mito, JP	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Budapest, HU	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2003	Sendai, JP	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	39 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

1797 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2003. 2003 had 634 records.

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

Records on 11-30 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1807	2
1815	2
1817	1
1821	1
1827	2
1836	1
1840	1
1846	1
1849	2
1866	1
1867	1
1871	2
1875	7
1876	2
1879	2
1881	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	5
1897	5
1898	1
1899	7
1900	4
1901	8
1902	7
1903	22
1904	6
1905	16
1906	21
1907	6
1908	51
1909	20
1910	22
1911	22
1912	19
1913	54
1914	68
1915	37
1916	64
1917	26
1918	32
1919	87
1920	138
1921	42
1922	46
1923	144
1924	95
1925	102
1926	84
1927	600
1928	187
1929	883
1930	185
1931	375
1932	372
1933	1,006
1934	1,282
1935	84
1936	186
1937	375
1938	165
1939	321
1940	330
1941	298
1942	218
1943	238
1944	422
1945	147
1946	343
1947	544
1948	332
1949	323
1950	382
1951	348
1952	829
1953	307
1954	470
1955	576
1956	304
1957	226
1958	676
1959	339
1960	219
1961	412
1962	802
1963	566
1964	1,042
1965	309
1966	730
1967	802
1968	516
1969	625
1970	995
1971	501
1972	414
1973	635
1974	912
1975	2,018
1976	1,789
1977	935
1978	761
1979	837
1980	697
1981	1,361
1982	1,142
1983	1,137
1984	571
1985	2,887
1986	798
1987	913
1988	686
1989	781
1990	483
1991	2,104
1992	676
1993	756
1994	762
1995	1,472
1996	1,054
1997	987
1998	2,289
1999	1,170
2000	962
2001	1,431
2002	862
2003	634
2004	1,344
2005	883
2006	2,656
2007	739
2008	855
2009	951
2010	1,915
2011	1,108
2012	1,059
2013	505
2014	822
2015	880
2016	634
2017	307
2018	493
2019	1,060
2020	323
2021	1,049
2022	559
2023	583
2024	672
2025	858

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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 20	463
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1