Weather Records on 14 May 1951

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1951. Highest significance: Beaver, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1951

On 14 May 1951, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 439 daily.
Beaver set an all-time record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 14 May 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 14 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1951

Top 20 records on 14 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1951	Beaver, US	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Bird City 10S, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Brewster, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Kellogg, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Perryton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Potchefstroom Upper, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Eagle Harbor, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Polson, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Goulds Rch, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1951	Caguas, PR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	34 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1951. 1951 had 444 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 50	348
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1