Weather Records on 14 May 1944

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1944. Highest significance: Nicholson (Yendalock), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1944

On 14 May 1944, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 364 daily.
Nicholson (Yendalock) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 14 May 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 14 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 14 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1944

Top 20 records on 14 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1944	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1944	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1944	Palmeiro Dos Indios, BR	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1944	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1944	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1944	Tinamba West, AU	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1944	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1944	Teterow, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Bilasipara, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Sonari, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Vale, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Havre Wb City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Harmati, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1944	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1944. 1944 had 368 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	256
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1