Weather Records on 14 May 1952

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1952. Highest significance: Ventspils, LV.

Key Facts for 14 May 1952

On 14 May 1952, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 297 daily.
Ventspils set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 14 May 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 14 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 14 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1952

Top 20 records on 14 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1952	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Bowie, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Maniwaki 2, CA	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Armagh, GB	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Hajo, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Padrauna, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Durham, GB	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1952	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Gadsden, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Princeton, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Chattanooga, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Liepaja, LV	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1952	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	25 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1952. 1952 had 302 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	220
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2