Weather Records on 14 May 2011

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2011. Highest significance: Glennville 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 2011

On 14 May 2011, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 863 daily.
Glennville 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 14 May 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

888 stations

888 station records on 14 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yakima AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaspiyskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oltedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trough	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2011

Top 20 records on 14 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2011	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2011	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2011	Franklinville, US	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2011	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2011	Yakima AP, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Kaspiyskiy, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Mackinaw 3WSW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Ellensburg Bowers Fld, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Helland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Sola, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Superior, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Waimea 947, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2011	Rison, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	41 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2011. 2011 had 888 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2011-05-14: 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 20	644
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1