Weather Records on 14 May 1927

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1927. Highest significance: Geilo, NO.

Key Facts for 14 May 1927

On 14 May 1927, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 169 daily.
Geilo set a daily record snow depth of 134.0 cm (52.8 in) on 14 May 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 14 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1040.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1927

Top 20 records on 14 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1927	Wien, AT	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Yuma Wb City, US	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Paducah, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Paducah River, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Ashwood, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Escondido, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Gorki, BY	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Kazan, RU	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	State College, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1927	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	20 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1927. 1927 had 173 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 200	139
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1