Weather Records on 14 May 1934

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1934. Highest significance: Burlington, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1934

On 14 May 1934, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 173 daily.
Burlington set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 14 May 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 14 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 14 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1934

Top 20 records on 14 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1934	Burlington, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1934	Lebo, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Ottawa, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Wien, AT	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Steveston, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Badami, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Seleng, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Nathana, IN	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1934	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1934. 1934 had 175 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	112
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1