Weather Records on 14 May 1957

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1957. Highest significance: Virudhunagar, IN.

Key Facts for 14 May 1957

On 14 May 1957, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 571 daily.
Virudhunagar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 225.8 mm (8.9 in) on 14 May 1957.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 14 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ridgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 14 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1957

Top 20 records on 14 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1957	Virudhunagar, IN	all-time rain	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1957	N Loup, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1957	Ridgefield, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Blytheville, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Osceola, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Mason City, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Mc Kenzie, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Loup City, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Amery, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Lexington, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1957	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	63 years	39 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1957. 1957 had 580 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 20	419
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1