Weather Records on 21 May 2014

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 2014. Highest significance: Tambellup, AU.

Key Facts for 21 May 2014

On 21 May 2014, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 503 daily.
Tambellup set a daily record precipitation of 48.6 mm (1.9 in) on 21 May 2014.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 21 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rouen - Boos	France	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juuka Niemela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yladgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crooked Corner (Wingadeena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koigorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 21 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 2014

Top 20 records on 21 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 2014	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2014	Virginia City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	119 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2014	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2014	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2014	Njaksimvol, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2014	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2014	Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Rouen - Boos, FR	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Juuka Niemela, FI	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Kuranda, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Nikko, JP	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	126 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Yladgee, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Iwamizawa, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Amelup, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Oak Park, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2014	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	117 years	43 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

1793 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2014. 2014 had 522 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 May 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 10	426
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1