Weather Records on 14 May 1962

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1962. Highest significance: Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1962

On 14 May 1962, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 933 daily.
Mount Wilson (Nooroo) set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 14 May 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 14 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Bengalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woronora Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands (Ravens Worth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 343, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	343
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 933.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1962

Top 20 records on 14 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1962	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1962	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1962	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1962	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Bowbells, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Muswellbrook (Bengalla), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Sankari, IN	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Kenny Hill, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Woronora Dam, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1962	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1962. 1962 had 948 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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Data for records on 1962-05-14: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	744
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1