Weather Records on 4 May 1914

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1914. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1914

On 4 May 1914, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
Woodstock set a daily record precipitation of 15.5 mm (0.6 in) on 4 May 1914.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

21 stations

21 station records on 4 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.

Records on 4 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records

Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1914

Top 20 records on 4 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1914	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Durham, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Arkona, CA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Parnu, EE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Kiev, UA	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	St John's, CA	daily low max (Tie)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	tie	37 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain (Tie)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	3 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min (Tie)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	tie	27 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Perm, RU	daily rain (Tie)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1914	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min (Tie)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	tie	21 years	2 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 21 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1914-05-04: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	7
2 to 4	4
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	0
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	1