Weather Records on 14 May 1908

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1908. Highest significance: Stawell, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1908

On 14 May 1908, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
Stawell set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 14 May 1908.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 14 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 14 May 1908 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1908

Top 20 records on 14 May 1908 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1908	Stawell, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1908	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1908	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	20 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

1813 to 1908

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1908. 1908 had 39 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	15
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	4