Weather Records on 14 May 1968

1,052 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1968. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1968

On 14 May 1968, 1,052 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 14 May 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

1,052 stations

1,052 station records on 14 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wetherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Otar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,052 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 661, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	661
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1968

Top 20 records on 14 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1968	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Nebo, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Uanda, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1968	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Canobie, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Amity, US	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1968	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1968. 1968 had 1,052 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 1968-05-14: 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 25	766
25 to 50	125
50 to 75	43
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1