Weather Records on 14 May 1921

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1921. Highest significance: Bowraville Recreation Club, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1921

On 14 May 1921, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 54 daily.
Bowraville Recreation Club set a monthly record daily precipitation of 276.4 mm (10.9 in) on 14 May 1921.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 14 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 14 May 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1921

Top 20 records on 14 May 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1921	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	monthly rain	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Fernmount, AU	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Spring Hill, AU	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Grafton City Council, AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1921	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	White River, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Sveg, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Surgut, RU	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1921	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	18 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1921. 1921 had 61 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 20	39
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1