Weather Records on 14 May 2018

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2018. Highest significance: Khorog, TJ.

Key Facts for 14 May 2018

On 14 May 2018, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
921 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Khorog set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 14 May 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 14 May 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eskdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Lake (Patsys Flat Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 548, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 14 May 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	548
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 May 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2018

Top 20 records on 14 May 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2018	Khorog, TJ	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 May 2018	McCracken, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2018	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 May 2018	Eskdale, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Biloxi, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Union Grove Wwtp, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Ft Lauderdale Beach, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Tromso, NO	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Graz, AT	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Chandbali, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	29.1 C (84.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Rantoul, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	131 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2018	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	116 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

1813 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2018. 2018 had 1,113 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	827
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1