Weather Records on 14 May 1929

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1929. Highest significance: Owensboro 3ENE, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1929

On 14 May 1929, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 176 daily.
Owensboro 3ENE set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 14 May 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 14 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 14 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

149 broken records

Margins by which the 149 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1929

Top 20 records on 14 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1929	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1929	Columbus, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1929	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Scott, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Paducah, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	New Madrid, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Paducah River, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Greenville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Brazoria, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Toronto, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1929	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	51 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1929. 1929 had 176 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	129
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2