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Weather Records on 14 May 1914

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1914. Highest significance: Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1914

  • On 14 May 1914, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Macarthur (Glenhuntly) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 14 May 1914.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 14 May 1914 24 station records on 14 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 14 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 14 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon ForestryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PinnacleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MoontaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WallarooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WillungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WarrangongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Halls GapAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 14 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 14 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 14 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 14 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 14 May 1914 by timescale Records on 14 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 14 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 14 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 May 1914 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1914
Top 20 records on 14 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 May 1914Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1914Urana (Butherwah), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Casterton (Warrock), AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Macedon Forestry, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min27.3 C (81.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Pinnacle, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Tumbarumba 1, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Plauen, DEdaily low max7.9 C (46.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Moonta, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Chemnitz, DEdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Wallaroo, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Sheffield, GBdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Willunga, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Warrangong, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Halls Gap, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1914Bridgewater (Memsie), AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)5 years4 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 1914
Records on 05-14 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1914. 1914 had 24 records. 01,0002,0003,0001813: 11814: 11815: 11816: 11820: 11833: 11837: 11844: 11846: 11848: 21849: 11854: 11855: 21861: 11862: 11864: 11866: 11870: 11873: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11878: 21879: 41881: 11882: 11883: 31884: 11885: 41886: 11890: 31891: 11892: 11893: 11895: 31896: 41897: 61898: 31899: 21900: 131901: 41902: 71903: 71904: 111905: 41906: 151907: 171908: 391909: 441910: 221911: 151912: 191913: 1251914: 241915: 1961916: 501917: 791918: 421919: 291920: 521921: 611922: 671923: 941924: 1171925: 591926: 731927: 1731928: 1891929: 1761930: 1661931: 7331932: 3671933: 6531934: 1751935: 2551936: 3421937: 4321938: 3101939: 3231940: 3241941: 5691942: 3981943: 5431944: 3681945: 6651946: 3081947: 2821948: 3261949: 3021950: 1701951: 4441952: 3021953: 7301954: 4161955: 6001956: 6831957: 5801958: 5341959: 5011960: 6171961: 6271962: 9481963: 4221964: 4681965: 3131966: 3481967: 7151968: 1,0521969: 6381970: 5531971: 5621972: 5461973: 8021974: 9151975: 3861976: 5931977: 1,1091978: 9261979: 4811980: 4961981: 4941982: 6681983: 1,1761984: 1,0841985: 9151986: 7761987: 1,1451988: 5401989: 5211990: 5941991: 1,1811992: 7401993: 9891994: 8301995: 2,2631996: 1,8691997: 8871998: 1,3751999: 8172000: 8722001: 1,1972002: 9632003: 9592004: 1,5012005: 7482006: 7072007: 9572008: 7782009: 6932010: 1,0922011: 8882012: 8192013: 1,2182014: 1,0382015: 5592016: 6352017: 3932018: 1,1132019: 4832020: 5142021: 4042022: 9242023: 5912024: 5582025: 7852026: 5251813187018951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1914. 1914 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-14 in each year
YearRecords
18131
18141
18151
18161
18201
18331
18371
18441
18461
18482
18491
18541
18552
18611
18621
18641
18661
18701
18731
18741
18752
18761
18782
18794
18811
18821
18833
18841
18854
18861
18903
18911
18921
18931
18953
18964
18976
18983
18992
190013
19014
19027
19037
190411
19054
190615
190717
190839
190944
191022
191115
191219
1913125
191424
1915196
191650
191779
191842
191929
192052
192161
192267
192394
1924117
192559
192673
1927173
1928189
1929176
1930166
1931733
1932367
1933653
1934175
1935255
1936342
1937432
1938310
1939323
1940324
1941569
1942398
1943543
1944368
1945665
1946308
1947282
1948326
1949302
1950170
1951444
1952302
1953730
1954416
1955600
1956683
1957580
1958534
1959501
1960617
1961627
1962948
1963422
1964468
1965313
1966348
1967715
19681,052
1969638
1970553
1971562
1972546
1973802
1974915
1975386
1976593
19771,109
1978926
1979481
1980496
1981494
1982668
19831,176
19841,084
1985915
1986776
19871,145
1988540
1989521
1990594
19911,181
1992740
1993989
1994830
19952,263
19961,869
1997887
19981,375
1999817
2000872
20011,197
2002963
2003959
20041,501
2005748
2006707
2007957
2008778
2009693
20101,092
2011888
2012819
20131,218
20141,038
2015559
2016635
2017393
20181,113
2019483
2020514
2021404
2022924
2023591
2024558
2025785
2026525

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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).