Weather Records on 14 May 1933

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1933. Highest significance: Markland Dam 39, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1933

On 14 May 1933, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 637 daily.
Markland Dam 39 set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 14 May 1933.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 14 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 14 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1933

Top 20 records on 14 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1933	Markland Dam 39, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	New Burnside, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Saentis, CH	monthly rain	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Saltsburg, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Coulta, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Paoli, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Williamstown, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Salem, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1933	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	38 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1933. 1933 had 653 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	440
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1