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Weather Records on 1 May 1914

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1914. Highest significance: Yarmouth, CA.

Key Facts for 1 May 1914

  • On 1 May 1914, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Yarmouth set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 1 May 1914.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 1 May 1914 23 station records on 1 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 1 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation25.3 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation15.4 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 1 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 1 May 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 May 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 1 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 May 1914 by timescale Records on 1 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 20.
Records on 1 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1914 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1914
Top 20 records on 1 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 May 1914Yarmouth, CAmonthly low max3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Charlottetown, CAmonthly low max0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Truro, CAmonthly low max0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Halifax, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain25.3 mm (1.0 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Bird Rocks, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)4.0 cm (1.6 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Freiburg, DEdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Yarmouth, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Halifax, CAdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)42 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Hvar, HRdaily high min16.5 C (61.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Regensburg, DEdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Sydney, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Truro, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Vasilevici, BYdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Chatham, CAdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily low min (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Saint John, CAdaily low max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1914Saint John, CAdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie21 years2 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

1795 to 1914
Records on 05-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 23 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11804: 11814: 11818: 11835: 11836: 11840: 11846: 21847: 11850: 11851: 11857: 11860: 11861: 11864: 21865: 11868: 21872: 11875: 41878: 21879: 21880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 51892: 61893: 21894: 51896: 11897: 41898: 11899: 81900: 11901: 51902: 71903: 91904: 91905: 131906: 121907: 311908: 201909: 491910: 131911: 221912: 181913: 541914: 231915: 271916: 271917: 371918: 341919: 1501920: 1861921: 411922: 921923: 641924: 631925: 1181926: 5001927: 1251928: 1901929: 1421930: 2631931: 5371932: 2201933: 7061934: 3051935: 2761936: 3681937: 2181938: 3041939: 2271940: 7311941: 3331942: 1,0361943: 5261944: 2291945: 3501946: 4151947: 6551948: 7741949: 4051950: 4391951: 8941952: 5571953: 9171954: 1,5061955: 7721956: 1,1061957: 3591958: 4481959: 7641960: 7371961: 5881962: 6151963: 7041964: 3121965: 3601966: 7071967: 9481968: 4261969: 4291970: 1,0751971: 4441972: 5621973: 8411974: 5891975: 2861976: 6731977: 5451978: 1,2021979: 6121980: 5071981: 1,2651982: 5081983: 1,4231984: 6401985: 7891986: 5121987: 1,0981988: 1,0581989: 9491990: 9221991: 6331992: 1,2011993: 1,1011994: 1,2101995: 1,3651996: 1,4391997: 8041998: 9511999: 9322000: 8092001: 1,1062002: 1,2212003: 9642004: 8872005: 1,3202006: 7342007: 8572008: 9792009: 6792010: 1,1512011: 7162012: 7962013: 9762014: 9412015: 5502016: 8442017: 1,1632018: 5192019: 7882020: 1,0992021: 8342022: 3192023: 9122024: 4582025: 4302026: 6231795186818941912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-01 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18041
18141
18181
18351
18361
18401
18462
18471
18501
18511
18571
18601
18611
18642
18651
18682
18721
18754
18782
18792
18803
18812
18841
18851
18862
18872
18882
18893
18902
18915
18926
18932
18945
18961
18974
18981
18998
19001
19015
19027
19039
19049
190513
190612
190731
190820
190949
191013
191122
191218
191354
191423
191527
191627
191737
191834
1919150
1920186
192141
192292
192364
192463
1925118
1926500
1927125
1928190
1929142
1930263
1931537
1932220
1933706
1934305
1935276
1936368
1937218
1938304
1939227
1940731
1941333
19421,036
1943526
1944229
1945350
1946415
1947655
1948774
1949405
1950439
1951894
1952557
1953917
19541,506
1955772
19561,106
1957359
1958448
1959764
1960737
1961588
1962615
1963704
1964312
1965360
1966707
1967948
1968426
1969429
19701,075
1971444
1972562
1973841
1974589
1975286
1976673
1977545
19781,202
1979612
1980507
19811,265
1982508
19831,423
1984640
1985789
1986512
19871,098
19881,058
1989949
1990922
1991633
19921,201
19931,101
19941,210
19951,365
19961,439
1997804
1998951
1999932
2000809
20011,106
20021,221
2003964
2004887
20051,320
2006734
2007857
2008979
2009679
20101,151
2011716
2012796
2013976
2014941
2015550
2016844
20171,163
2018519
2019788
20201,099
2021834
2022319
2023912
2024458
2025430
2026623

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).