Weather Records on 14 May 1987

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1987. Highest significance: Charlotte Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1987

On 14 May 1987, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,120 daily.
Charlotte Plains set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 14 May 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 14 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1987

Top 20 records on 14 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1987	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Serov, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Limon, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Biser, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Valkenburg-1, NL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Richardson, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Walwa, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Bomnak, RU	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1987	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	42 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1987. 1987 had 1,145 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 10	838
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1