Weather Records on 14 May 2017

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2017. Highest significance: Freehold-Marlboro, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 2017

On 14 May 2017, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 388 daily.
Freehold-Marlboro set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 14 May 2017.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

393 stations

393 station records on 14 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.9 cm (22.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Souda Airport	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polonia	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
May 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2017

Top 20 records on 14 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2017	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	119 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	111 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Bangor Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Sendai, JP	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	McCall, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Hamburg, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Batesburg, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Americus, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Mt Washington, US	monthly snowfall	57.9 cm (22.8 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Gore, ET	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Purnea, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Tonopah, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Komrat, MD	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 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

1813 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2017. 2017 had 393 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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	301
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1