Weather Records on 14 May 1976

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1976. Highest significance: Ozuluama, MX.

Key Facts for 14 May 1976

On 14 May 1976, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 580 daily.
Ozuluama set a monthly record daily precipitation of 159.8 mm (6.3 in) on 14 May 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 14 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darnley Island School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Level 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1976

Top 20 records on 14 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1976	Ozuluama, MX	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1976	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1976	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Martin Dam, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Sugozero, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Montevallo, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Marshall, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Darnley Island School, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Melvin, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Rudnya, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Autaugaville 3 N, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Pine Level 4 ESE, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Greensboro, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1976	Hayneville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1976. 1976 had 593 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	457
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1