Weather Records on 14 May 1920

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1920. Highest significance: Port Campbell Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1920

On 14 May 1920, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 52 daily.
Port Campbell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 14 May 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 14 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Nangeela)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cundare South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 14 May 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 52.

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 14.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1920

Top 20 records on 14 May 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1920	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Casterton (Nangeela), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Pella, ZA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Portland, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Cundare South, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Bjuraker, SE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1920	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	16 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1920. 1920 had 52 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 2	19
2 to 4	7
4 to 6	6
6 to 8	9
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	0
14 to 16	2