Weather Records on 14 May 1973

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1973. Highest significance: Skjomen, NO.

Key Facts for 14 May 1973

On 14 May 1973, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 782 daily.
Skjomen set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 14 May 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 14 May 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presidio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 May 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 May 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1973

Top 20 records on 14 May 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1973	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1973	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1973	Beaverhead R/S, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Lagoa Clara, BR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Verma, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Homer AP, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Belleville, CA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Mescalero, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Estevan Point, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Saratow, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1973	Porterville, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	36 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1973. 1973 had 802 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 10	586
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1