Weather Records on 14 May 2008

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2008. Highest significance: Jefferson, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 2008

On 14 May 2008, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 739 daily.
Jefferson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 164.3 mm (6.5 in) on 14 May 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 14 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zihualtepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 14 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 14 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 29, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2008

Top 20 records on 14 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2008	Jefferson, US	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	103 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 May 2008	Sirte, LY	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2008	Blaine, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2008	Joquicingo, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Shreveport, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Idabel, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Keithville, US	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Apaseo El Alto, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Brady, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Longview, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Shreveport Dwtn, US	monthly rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Eden, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Robson, US	all-time rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2008	Sailes Fire Twr, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2008. 2008 had 778 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 200	548
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1