Weather Records on 18 May 2014

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 2014. Highest significance: Tisul, RU.

Key Facts for 18 May 2014

On 18 May 2014, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 598 daily.
Tisul set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 18 May 2014.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 18 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tisul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Strelka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoj Uluj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Remontnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 2014

Top 20 records on 18 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 2014	Tisul, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2014	Strelka, RU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2014	Enisejsk, RU	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Conway, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Kiev, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Searcy, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Clay Ctr, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Corning, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Independence, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Hebron, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Ravenna, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Bolsoj Uluj, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Tiree, GB	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Hardy, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2014	Newton, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 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

1796 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2014. 2014 had 609 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 10	491
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1