Weather Records on 9 May 1914

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1914. Highest significance: Nicola Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 9 May 1914

On 9 May 1914, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 41 daily.
Nicola Lake set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 9 May 1914.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 9 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicola Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Conapaira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 9 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1914

Top 20 records on 9 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1914	Nicola Lake, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1914	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1914	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Moree Post Office, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Wilgar Downs, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Glenariff, AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Ellerslie 2, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Sussex, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1914	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	13 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

1793 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 43 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	22
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1