Weather Records on 14 May 1982

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1982. Highest significance: Ouray, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1982

On 14 May 1982, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 645 daily.
Ouray set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 14 May 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 14 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermilion Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 14 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 14 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1982

Top 20 records on 14 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1982	Ouray, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Ermakovskoe, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Conroe, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Vermilion Lock, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Evadale, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Mae Sariang, TH	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Bison, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Livingston 2 NNE, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Tsalka, GE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Alvin, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	New Caney 2 E, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1982	Brownsville, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1982. 1982 had 668 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	499
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2