Weather Records on 14 May 2021

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2021. Highest significance: Honaunau 27, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 2021

On 14 May 2021, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 400 daily.
Honaunau 27 set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 14 May 2021.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 14 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lieksa Lampela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pribyslav	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panama City 5N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunwu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruoqiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy 3 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tikanlik	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (City)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kobe	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 14 May 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2021

Top 20 records on 14 May 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2021	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2021	Rautavaara Yla-Luosta, FI	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Bollebygd, SE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Harbin, CN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Ruzyne, CZ	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Kavsjo_D, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Middleboro, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Turany, CZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Noorbeek, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Linhult_D, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Montague 4 NW, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Monroe City, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Milan Exp STN, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Titusville, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Berg, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Lieksa Lampela, FI	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2021	Pribyslav, CZ	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	59 years	38 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2021. 2021 had 404 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 10	296
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1