Weather Records on 4 May 2014

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2014. Highest significance: Blaine, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 2014

On 4 May 2014, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 586 daily.
Blaine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 4 May 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 4 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McMinns Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humpty Doo Collard Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
June Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Hospital	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mouyondzi	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knin	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 2014

Top 20 records on 4 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 2014	Blaine, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2014	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2014	Elma, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	McMinns Lagoon, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Plentywood, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Carson City, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Plentywood, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Bremerton, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Cushman Powerhouse #2, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Opheim 10 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Caransebes, RO	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Humpty Doo Collard Road, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Salem, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2014	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 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

1795 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 602 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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	467
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2