Weather Records on 14 May 1916

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1916. Highest significance: Warburton, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1916

On 14 May 1916, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 49 daily.
Warburton set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 14 May 1916.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 14 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 14 May 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 49.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1916

Top 20 records on 14 May 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1916	Warburton, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1916	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1916	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Kirov, RU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Morgantown 1, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Beenak, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1916	Cowes, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	31 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

1813 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1916. 1916 had 50 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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	28
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1