Weather Records on 19 May 2014

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 May 2014. Highest significance: El-Golea, DZ.

Key Facts for 19 May 2014

On 19 May 2014, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 504 daily.
El-Golea set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 19 May 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 19 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hejnum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ikaalinen Vehuvarpee	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Viitasaari Kolima Karna	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kayes/Dag-Dag	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Certkovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotnja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salo Karkka	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiffa	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izium	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kauhava Lentokentta	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ola	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 19 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 May 2014

Top 20 records on 19 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2014	El-Golea, DZ	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2014	Armavir, RU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Hejnum, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Tillabery, NE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Tartu-Toravere, EE	monthly high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Ikaalinen Vehuvarpee, FI	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Viitasaari Kolima Karna, FI	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Highlands, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Lugansk, UA	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Essendon Airport, AU	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Tallinn, EE	monthly high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Smolensk, RU	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Boras, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Centerville, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2014	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	35 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

1798 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2014. 2014 had 560 records.

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

Records on 05-19 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1802	1
1803	1
1811	1
1825	1
1826	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1870	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	4
1881	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1899	3
1900	16
1901	5
1902	6
1903	12
1904	5
1905	3
1906	22
1907	23
1908	11
1909	4
1910	34
1911	69
1912	11
1913	20
1914	37
1915	56
1916	44
1917	21
1918	64
1919	42
1920	28
1921	171
1922	48
1923	75
1924	179
1925	258
1926	102
1927	154
1928	118
1929	373
1930	277
1931	268
1932	758
1933	517
1934	476
1935	270
1936	144
1937	295
1938	432
1939	216
1940	306
1941	352
1942	463
1943	852
1944	453
1945	443
1946	329
1947	263
1948	605
1949	950
1950	487
1951	422
1952	568
1953	690
1954	642
1955	560
1956	605
1957	836
1958	369
1959	487
1960	708
1961	273
1962	1,092
1963	542
1964	358
1965	231
1966	483
1967	514
1968	735
1969	912
1970	415
1971	772
1972	478
1973	676
1974	734
1975	616
1976	1,238
1977	726
1978	1,215
1979	516
1980	401
1981	1,264
1982	464
1983	1,014
1984	597
1985	386
1986	1,022
1987	876
1988	726
1989	694
1990	600
1991	1,020
1992	1,017
1993	934
1994	883
1995	1,175
1996	2,038
1997	1,074
1998	1,237
1999	682
2000	1,055
2001	779
2002	2,461
2003	1,523
2004	788
2005	834
2006	1,276
2007	725
2008	950
2009	1,577
2010	959
2011	1,257
2012	509
2013	841
2014	560
2015	1,080
2016	634
2017	1,547
2018	468
2019	1,239
2020	790
2021	579
2022	1,147
2023	709
2024	469
2025	764
2026	1,358

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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	486
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1