Weather Records on 14 May 1945

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1945. Highest significance: Millerton, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1945

On 14 May 1945, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 642 daily.
Millerton set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 14 May 1945.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 14 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1945

Top 20 records on 14 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1945	Millerton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Grant City, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Fairfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Terang, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Rockford, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Cressy, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Mornington, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Meredith, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1945	Conception, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1945. 1945 had 665 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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Data for records on 1945-05-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	525
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1