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Weather Records on 18 May 1914

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1914. Highest significance: Tulloona (Coolanga), AU.

Key Facts for 18 May 1914

  • On 18 May 1914, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 45 daily.
  • Tulloona (Coolanga) set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 18 May 1914.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 18 May 1914 45 station records on 18 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 18 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tulloona (Coolanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police CampAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MoontaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
DumbleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CarcoarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal BrookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
QuantamboneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina HospitalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port BroughtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TalyealyeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
YallaroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CoonimbiaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
MaitlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
YorketownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 18 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 18 May 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 42. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 42Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 May 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.
Records on 18 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall42
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 May 1914 by timescale Records on 18 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 45. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 45all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 45.
Records on 18 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily45

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 May 1914 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 265 to 10: 1110 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 526
5 to 1011
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1914
Top 20 records on 18 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 May 1914Tulloona (Coolanga), AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)34.6 mm (1.4 in)21 years41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1914Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)19 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Innamincka Police Camp, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Moonta, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high min9.5 C (49.1 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Komga (Pol), ZAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Yalta, UAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Goodooga (Brenda), AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Dumble, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max13.5 C (56.3 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Carcoar, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Crystal Brook, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Gulgong Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1914Hill End Post Office, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)3 years13 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

1796 to 1914
Records on 05-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 45 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11798: 11802: 21832: 11833: 11845: 11847: 11848: 11855: 11859: 11861: 21863: 31864: 11866: 21868: 21869: 11870: 11871: 21872: 11874: 21877: 41878: 11879: 11881: 11883: 21884: 21885: 11887: 11888: 41889: 21891: 11893: 21894: 41895: 51896: 21897: 21898: 11899: 11900: 131901: 61902: 91903: 71904: 111905: 21906: 241907: 181908: 51909: 121910: 501911: 641912: 51913: 111914: 451915: 551916: 741917: 301918: 421919: 301920: 261921: 411922: 331923: 611924: 921925: 2201926: 1331927: 1801928: 1601929: 1931930: 4751931: 1911932: 4601933: 3801934: 3901935: 4001936: 2821937: 3481938: 3821939: 1691940: 3151941: 3341942: 4211943: 7441944: 4961945: 7061946: 6511947: 2311948: 4261949: 5971950: 4731951: 2791952: 4931953: 3931954: 4981955: 8481956: 7951957: 5951958: 3341959: 4351960: 4041961: 1871962: 1,1991963: 4771964: 3291965: 3451966: 4381967: 4101968: 8171969: 8651970: 7031971: 6661972: 4991973: 1,2331974: 1,0971975: 3831976: 7331977: 1,1261978: 1,0901979: 3991980: 6141981: 1,2181982: 4521983: 1,0931984: 7171985: 4981986: 1,1311987: 8231988: 1,1541989: 7211990: 7531991: 1,2181992: 9211993: 7071994: 1,0151995: 1,8491996: 1,7671997: 1,1151998: 1,0601999: 5842000: 9222001: 8982002: 1,8332003: 1,2702004: 8472005: 6302006: 1,4932007: 1,1332008: 9992009: 1,3682010: 8942011: 1,4062012: 5232013: 8162014: 6092015: 7852016: 5972017: 1,8552018: 5572019: 8102020: 7062021: 4182022: 7112023: 5542024: 5512025: 6192026: 1,1311796187118961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 45 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-18 in each year
YearRecords
17961
17981
18022
18321
18331
18451
18471
18481
18551
18591
18612
18633
18641
18662
18682
18691
18701
18712
18721
18742
18774
18781
18791
18811
18832
18842
18851
18871
18884
18892
18911
18932
18944
18955
18962
18972
18981
18991
190013
19016
19029
19037
190411
19052
190624
190718
19085
190912
191050
191164
19125
191311
191445
191555
191674
191730
191842
191930
192026
192141
192233
192361
192492
1925220
1926133
1927180
1928160
1929193
1930475
1931191
1932460
1933380
1934390
1935400
1936282
1937348
1938382
1939169
1940315
1941334
1942421
1943744
1944496
1945706
1946651
1947231
1948426
1949597
1950473
1951279
1952493
1953393
1954498
1955848
1956795
1957595
1958334
1959435
1960404
1961187
19621,199
1963477
1964329
1965345
1966438
1967410
1968817
1969865
1970703
1971666
1972499
19731,233
19741,097
1975383
1976733
19771,126
19781,090
1979399
1980614
19811,218
1982452
19831,093
1984717
1985498
19861,131
1987823
19881,154
1989721
1990753
19911,218
1992921
1993707
19941,015
19951,849
19961,767
19971,115
19981,060
1999584
2000922
2001898
20021,833
20031,270
2004847
2005630
20061,493
20071,133
2008999
20091,368
2010894
20111,406
2012523
2013816
2014609
2015785
2016597
20171,855
2018557
2019810
2020706
2021418
2022711
2023554
2024551
2025619
20261,131

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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).