Weather Records on 14 May 1956

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1956. Highest significance: Robertson, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 May 1956

On 14 May 1956, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 670 daily.
Robertson set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 14 May 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 14 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1956

Top 20 records on 14 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1956	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1956	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Gravette, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Hailey 3 WSW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Sonaula, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Newdegate, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Buchan, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Armadale, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1956	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	36 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1956. 1956 had 683 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 50	517
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1