Weather Records on 14 May 1986

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1986. Highest significance: Cidra 1 E, PR.

Key Facts for 14 May 1986

On 14 May 1986, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 757 daily.
Cidra 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 14 May 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 14 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Central San Francisco	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nunkeri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Five Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 14 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1986

Top 20 records on 14 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1986	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Dongara, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Fairfield, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Morawa, AU	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Perangery, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1986	Perenjori, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Strawberry North, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Mount Madden, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Walebing, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Mallee Vale, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Yamma Pool, AU	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1986	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	47 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1986. 1986 had 776 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 1986-05-14: 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	591
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1