Weather Records on 5 May 2014

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2014. Highest significance: Island Park, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 2014

On 5 May 2014, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 666 daily.
Island Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 5 May 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 5 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Efremov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulina	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rafic Hariri Intl	Lebanon	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tawarri West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2014

Top 20 records on 5 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2014	Island Park, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2014	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	127 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Westby, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Manti, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Isseka, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Kolomna, RU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Binnu, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Efremov, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Lebanon 2W, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Flagstaff AP, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Pratt 3NW, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Enid, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Tamala, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2014	Gravette, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 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 680 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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	547
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1