Weather Records on 14 May 1922

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1922. Highest significance: Willowvale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 May 1922

On 14 May 1922, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 63 daily.
Willowvale (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 14 May 1922.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 14 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1922

Top 20 records on 14 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1922	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1922	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Morden, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1922	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	21 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1922. 1922 had 67 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 May 1922
Margin	Records
0 to 10	29
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2