Weather Records on 14 May 1928

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1928. Highest significance: Neerim, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1928

On 14 May 1928, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 184 daily.
Neerim set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 14 May 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 14 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 14 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1928

Top 20 records on 14 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1928	Neerim, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1928	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Hvar, HR	daily low min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Wauneta, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Ashland, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Pakri, EE	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Darlington, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Quakertown, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1928	Woodside, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	34 years	19 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1928. 1928 had 189 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1928-05-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	131
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1