Weather Records on 14 May 1953

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1953. Highest significance: Bamboo Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1953

On 14 May 1953, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 501 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 688 daily.
Bamboo Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 14 May 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 14 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 241, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 260, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	241
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	260
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1953

Top 20 records on 14 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1953	Bamboo Creek, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Warralong, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Muccan, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Kathleen Valley, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Laverton, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Pilga, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	De Grey, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Burnet, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Luling, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1953	College STN 6 SW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	39 years	37 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1953. 1953 had 730 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-05-14: 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	544
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1