Weather Records on 14 May 2005

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2005. Highest significance: Bad Hersfeld, DE.

Key Facts for 14 May 2005

On 14 May 2005, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 730 daily.
Bad Hersfeld set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 14 May 2005.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 14 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebeleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grossenkneten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sontra	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E.T.A. 254 Comala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smidovich	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2005

Top 20 records on 14 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2005	Bad Hersfeld, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Beerfelden, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Ebeleben, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Artern, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Yongan, CN	daily rain	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Grossenkneten, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Finsterwolde, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Urjupinsk, RU	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Warsaw, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Paysandu, UY	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Papenburg, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Oxchuc, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Angola, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2005	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2005. 2005 had 748 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 20	590
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1