Weather Records on 14 May 1993

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 1993. Highest significance: Leyburn Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 May 1993

On 14 May 1993, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 969 daily.
Leyburn Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 14 May 1993.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 14 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maidenwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookstead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy Massie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfalfa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tosari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teixeira Soares (Est.Exper.)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 458, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	458
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 1993

Top 20 records on 14 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 1993	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1993	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1993	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1993	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1993	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 1993	Yangan Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Pratten, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Leslie Dam, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Rodeo (Dge), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Leyburn, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1993	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	48 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1993. 1993 had 989 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-05-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	622
10 to 20	97
20 to 30	59
30 to 40	24
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	5