Weather Records on 14 May 1931

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1931. Highest significance: Bingara (Keera), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1931

On 14 May 1931, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 718 daily.
Bingara (Keera) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 May 1931.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 14 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 485.

Records on 14 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	485
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1931

Top 20 records on 14 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1931	Bingara (Keera), AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1931	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Dromana, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Enfield, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Wandary, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1931	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1931. 1931 had 733 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 10	477
10 to 20	124
20 to 30	43
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	3