Weather Records on 14 May 1954

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1954. Highest significance: Eutawville, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1954

On 14 May 1954, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 410 daily.
Eutawville set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 14 May 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 14 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 14 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1954

Top 20 records on 14 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1954	Eutawville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Lenoir, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Darlington, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Morganton, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Covington, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Caroleen, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	Castlewood, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1954	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1954	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1954	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1954	Madrid - Retiro, ES	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1954	Athens, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1954	Griffin, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1954	Hyannis, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1954. 1954 had 416 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	288
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1