Weather Records on 14 May 1936

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1936. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1936

On 14 May 1936, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 333 daily.
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 14 May 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 14 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 14 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1936

Top 20 records on 14 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1936	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Boggabilla (Boonal), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Anacortes, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Boonara, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1936	Yadki, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Oakland, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Raipur, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Gragin, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Khurda, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1936	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	30 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1936. 1936 had 342 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	221
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1