Weather Records on 14 May 1997

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1997. Highest significance: Nagornyj, RU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1997

On 14 May 1997, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 866 daily.
Nagornyj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.1 mm (2.2 in) on 14 May 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 14 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Srednjaja Olekma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grimeton	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Otinapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Papaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethania	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 14 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 14 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1997

Top 20 records on 14 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1997	Nagornyj, RU	monthly rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1997	Tynda, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Haggarda, SE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Hita, JP	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Sibley, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Boras, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Plain Dealing, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Menno, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Ida Grove 5NW, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Lexington, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Srednjaja Olekma, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1997	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	37 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1997. 1997 had 887 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 100	621
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1