Weather Records on 14 May 1985

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1985. Highest significance: Warrensburg 4NW, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 1985

On 14 May 1985, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 884 daily.
Warrensburg 4NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 14 May 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 14 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milmocundin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roca	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staplehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1985

Top 20 records on 14 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1985	Warrensburg 4NW, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1985	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1985	Dulce, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1985	Superior, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1985	Decatur, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1985	Lampasas, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Franklin, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Oxford, GB	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Bruning, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Western 2W, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Milmocundin, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	David City 4E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Fairmont, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1985	Prachin Buri, TH	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	46 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1985. 1985 had 915 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-05-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	640
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1