Weather Records on 14 May 1991

1,181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1991. Highest significance: Bergvik, SE.

Key Facts for 14 May 1991

On 14 May 1991, 1,181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
809 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,152 daily.
Bergvik set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 14 May 1991.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,181 stations

1,181 station records on 14 May 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jarvso	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hunge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Korsa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Pass Hwy STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovaker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ostanvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grycksbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karbole	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yavorov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leksand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akroken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,181 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 386, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 423, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 281.

Records on 14 May 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	386
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	423
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 1,152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1991

Top 20 records on 14 May 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1991	Bergvik, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Jarvso, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Lillhamra, SE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Hunge, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Korsa, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Hudiksvall, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Hofors, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Emigrant Pass Hwy STN, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Falun, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	129 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Lovaker, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Ostanvik, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Edsele, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Eureka, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Naggen, SE	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Silverton, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1991	Port Washington, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1991. 1991 had 1,181 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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Data for records on 1991-05-14: 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 10	811
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1