Weather Records on 14 May 1966

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1966. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 14 May 1966

On 14 May 1966, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 343 daily.
Yalta set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 14 May 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 14 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waskada	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatanga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1966

Top 20 records on 14 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1966	Yalta, UA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Wadley, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Lamar Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Waskada, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Carrollton, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Laghouat, DZ	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1966	McCall, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Brockton, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Indianola 1SW, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Frisco City 3 SSW, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Winterset 4N, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Marion 2 N, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Amherst, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1966	Caledonia, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	29 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1966. 1966 had 348 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	256
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1