Weather Records on 14 May 1979

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1979. Highest significance: Zamokta, RU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1979

On 14 May 1979, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 463 daily.
Zamokta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 14 May 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 14 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zamokta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nouadhibou Port-Etienne	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olonesty	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magadan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1979

Top 20 records on 14 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1979	Zamokta, RU	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Stephenville A, CA	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Pueblo Nuevo, MX	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Nouadhibou Port-Etienne, MR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Kapskarmo, NO	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Newport 2 NNW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Olonesty, MD	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Kherson, UA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1979	Alice Downs, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1979. 1979 had 481 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	369
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1