Weather Records on 14 May 1990

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1990. Highest significance: Kara-Bagaz-Gol, TM.

Key Facts for 14 May 1990

On 14 May 1990, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 584 daily.
Kara-Bagaz-Gol set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 14 May 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 14 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kara-Bagaz-Gol	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coventry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shamakhy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duken	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huitzuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 14 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1990

Top 20 records on 14 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1990	Kara-Bagaz-Gol, TM	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Maybrook, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Anson, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	La Vega, MX	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Avon, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Deqen, CN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Grangeville, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Plymouth, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Elatma, RU	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Obluce, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Coventry, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Buffalo 2NE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Armeria, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Calcutta/Dum Dum, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Dushanbe, TJ	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Khorog, TJ	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1990	Flandreau, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	84 years	36 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1990. 1990 had 594 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	418
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1