Weather Records on 14 May 1977

1,109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1977. Highest significance: Boggabri (Kanownda), AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1977

On 14 May 1977, 1,109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Boggabri (Kanownda) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 14 May 1977.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,109 stations

1,109 station records on 14 May 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa Ag. Res. STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Coolah Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Glen (Rayak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,109 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 493, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 May 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	493
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 May 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

963 broken records

Margins by which the 963 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1977

Top 20 records on 14 May 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1977	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Memooloo, AU	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Wee Waa (George St), AU	monthly rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Rowena (Bungara), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1977	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1977	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1977	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	monthly rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	57 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1977. 1977 had 1,109 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	854
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1