Weather Records on 14 May 1947

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1947. Highest significance: Vouziers, FR.

Key Facts for 14 May 1947

On 14 May 1947, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 279 daily.
Vouziers set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 14 May 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 14 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 14 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1947

Top 20 records on 14 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1947	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1947	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1947	Watrap, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1947	Luakaha Lower 782, US	monthly rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1947	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1947	Oxford, GB	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Alfred, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Ashland, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Haskinville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Irwin, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Stuttgart, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Roberval Nord, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Pine Bluff, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1947	Addanki, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1947. 1947 had 282 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).