Weather Records on 14 May 1971

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1971. Highest significance: Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE.

Key Facts for 14 May 1971

On 14 May 1971, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 395 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 554 daily.
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 14 May 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 14 May 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 May 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 May 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1971

Top 20 records on 14 May 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1971	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Biddelia, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Oneonta, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Scottsboro, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Brilon, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Jennings, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Lake Providence, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Centreville, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Junction 4SSW, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Menard, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1971	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1971	Farmerville, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1971	Cookeville, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1971	Cuero, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1971	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	33 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1971. 1971 had 562 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	445
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1