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Weather Records on 11 May 1914

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1914. Highest significance: Cottam, CA.

Key Facts for 11 May 1914

  • On 11 May 1914, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Cottam set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 11 May 1914.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 11 May 1914 20 station records on 11 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 11 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation54.1 mm (2.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CurraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.5 C (94.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 11 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 11 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 11 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 May 1914 by timescale Records on 11 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 11 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 May 1914 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 910 to 20: 220 to 30: 330 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 109
10 to 202
20 to 303
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1914
Top 20 records on 11 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 May 1914Cottam, CAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Toledo Blade, USdaily rain54.1 mm (2.1 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)8 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Port Stanley, CAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)14 years22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914West Terschelling, NLdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Salekhard, RUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Scheveningen, NLdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Kirov, RUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Bic, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Curraweena, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Vasilevici, BYdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.5 C (94.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAmonthly snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie34 years6 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Madison Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)0.5 cm (0.2 in)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1914Pilliga Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)8.1 mm (0.32 in)tie3 years0 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

1814 to 1914
Records on 05-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1914. 1914 had 20 records. 05001,0001,5001814: 31832: 11836: 31837: 11838: 11848: 21856: 11860: 21865: 11867: 11869: 11872: 11874: 21879: 21880: 11881: 51883: 31884: 21885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 21892: 11893: 31894: 21895: 41896: 31897: 61898: 51900: 71901: 91902: 61903: 71904: 61905: 121906: 211907: 441908: 91909: 121910: 161911: 991912: 211913: 201914: 201915: 161916: 221917: 401918: 541919: 561920: 1811921: 581922: 611923: 1111924: 2391925: 4101926: 4721927: 3181928: 2521929: 1261930: 3801931: 2541932: 1701933: 4291934: 3321935: 2761936: 3631937: 1701938: 1411939: 2131940: 3401941: 4111942: 3891943: 6461944: 4081945: 4831946: 7471947: 4801948: 4071949: 4511950: 2851951: 3951952: 6291953: 6861954: 4921955: 2351956: 9421957: 4391958: 4991959: 5751960: 8091961: 6631962: 6701963: 9841964: 2991965: 3561966: 9921967: 9741968: 9091969: 3491970: 7641971: 5651972: 6731973: 4291974: 7951975: 3831976: 5091977: 8361978: 1,0701979: 1,2391980: 6931981: 1,2981982: 6241983: 9301984: 6661985: 8351986: 6841987: 1,2471988: 4851989: 9521990: 9351991: 9901992: 7281993: 1,0881994: 6331995: 1,2441996: 1,0881997: 1,0331998: 1,3151999: 1,0522000: 1,2862001: 8482002: 8452003: 1,3212004: 8342005: 9442006: 8222007: 8332008: 1,0152009: 6052010: 1,2922011: 1,4142012: 1,1812013: 6152014: 6622015: 1,0382016: 4972017: 5462018: 9882019: 9152020: 1,0682021: 5902022: 1,4702023: 3902024: 5792025: 1,1042026: 7971814188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1914. 1914 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-11 in each year
YearRecords
18143
18321
18363
18371
18381
18482
18561
18602
18651
18671
18691
18721
18742
18792
18801
18815
18833
18842
18851
18862
18871
18881
18892
18921
18933
18942
18954
18963
18976
18985
19007
19019
19026
19037
19046
190512
190621
190744
19089
190912
191016
191199
191221
191320
191420
191516
191622
191740
191854
191956
1920181
192158
192261
1923111
1924239
1925410
1926472
1927318
1928252
1929126
1930380
1931254
1932170
1933429
1934332
1935276
1936363
1937170
1938141
1939213
1940340
1941411
1942389
1943646
1944408
1945483
1946747
1947480
1948407
1949451
1950285
1951395
1952629
1953686
1954492
1955235
1956942
1957439
1958499
1959575
1960809
1961663
1962670
1963984
1964299
1965356
1966992
1967974
1968909
1969349
1970764
1971565
1972673
1973429
1974795
1975383
1976509
1977836
19781,070
19791,239
1980693
19811,298
1982624
1983930
1984666
1985835
1986684
19871,247
1988485
1989952
1990935
1991990
1992728
19931,088
1994633
19951,244
19961,088
19971,033
19981,315
19991,052
20001,286
2001848
2002845
20031,321
2004834
2005944
2006822
2007833
20081,015
2009605
20101,292
20111,414
20121,181
2013615
2014662
20151,038
2016497
2017546
2018988
2019915
20201,068
2021590
20221,470
2023390
2024579
20251,104
2026797

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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).