Weather Records on 14 May 1946

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1946. Highest significance: Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE.

Key Facts for 14 May 1946

On 14 May 1946, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 305 daily.
Bamberg (Sternwarte) set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 14 May 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 14 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wanobbing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talgomine Dns	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 14 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1946

Top 20 records on 14 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1946	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1946	Nokaning, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Jennaberring, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Quairading, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Uluberia, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	The Pines, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Naubatpur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Gola, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Caroling South, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1946	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1946	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1946	Nukarni, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	33 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1946. 1946 had 308 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 May 1946
Margin	Records
0 to 10	193
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2