Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022
Start: 2022-02-13
End: 2022-03-02
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022: 5,063 records at 2,061 stations, peak on 23 February 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022 set or tied 5,063 station records at 2,061 stations.
It ran from 13 February 2022 to 2 March 2022 (18 days) and its peak day was 23 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Hebgen Dam set a daily record low maximum temperature of -21.1 C (-6.0 F) on 22 February 2022.
The busiest day was 23 February 2022 with 1,627 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

13 February to 2 March 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hebgen Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2022-02-22
Moro	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2022-02-23
Evanston 1 E	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2022-02-23
Dubois	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2022-02-23
Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2022-02-24
Mystic Lake	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2022-02-22
Pathfinder Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2022-02-22
Adel	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2022-02-22
Thermopolis	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2022-02-22
Bridger 2 N	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2022-02-23
Emblem	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2022-02-23
Harrison	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2022-02-23
Cuyamaca	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2022-02-24
Potlatch 3 NNE	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2022-02-24
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2022-02-24
Pilot Rock 1 SE	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2022-02-24
Roosevelt 1 S	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2022-02-25
Cascade Locks	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2022-02-26

Records per Day

Peak day 1,627

Records set or tied each day from 13 February 2022 to 2 March 2022. The most in one day was 1,627 on 23 February 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022
Date	Records
2022-02-13	1
2022-02-15	1
2022-02-16	4
2022-02-17	15
2022-02-18	15
2022-02-19	5
2022-02-20	6
2022-02-21	262
2022-02-22	1,202
2022-02-23	1,627
2022-02-24	1,071
2022-02-25	545
2022-02-26	182
2022-02-27	78
2022-02-28	33
2022-03-01	14
2022-03-02	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022 ranked by margin
Mystic Lake, 02-22	11.2 C (20.2 F)
Hebgen Dam, 02-22	10.5 C (18.9 F)
Adel, 02-22	8.3 C (14.9 F)
Bridger 2 N, 02-23	7.8 C (14.0 F)
Thermopolis, 02-22	7.7 C (13.9 F)
Harrison, 02-23	7.3 C (13.1 F)
Dubois, 02-23	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Emblem, 02-23	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Evanston 1 E, 02-23	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Pathfinder Dam, 02-22	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Harrison, 02-23	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Moro, 02-23	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Pathfinder Dam, 02-23	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Pilot Rock 1 SE, 02-24	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Potlatch 3 NNE, 02-24	4.5 C (8.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
10.5	108
6.1	100
6.7	111
3.9	111
7.2	100
11.2	80
6.7	108
8.3	104
7.8	100
7.2	108
6.1	100
7.7	108
2.8	103
3.3	110
4.5	103
6.7	100
7.3	100
3.4	102
3.9	90
5.0	111
7.8	108
6.1	100
6.0	122
7.7	80
4.4	108
2.8	108
6.7	108
3.3	102
6.1	94
5.5	94
7.2	108
3.3	108
3.8	111
5.0	100
6.7	100
6.1	108
4.5	100
5.6	127
3.3	108
2.2	110
5.5	104
5.0	100
5.0	100
3.3	112
4.4	112
3.3	100
3.3	127
2.8	100
3.8	112
3.9	108
4.4	108
4.4	100
2.8	127
2.8	104
5.0	100
4.5	100
5.0	108
2.8	110
3.4	112
5.6	94
4.9	104
4.3	100
3.9	92
2.8	108
2.8	112
2.2	100
7.8	67
5.6	80
2.2	127
2.2	104
2.2	100
2.2	100
1.7	100
2.3	108
2.8	108
2.8	112
2.2	124
2.2	111
2.2	127
9.5	68
3.9	112
3.9	108
3.4	112
3.4	108
2.2	121
1.7	111
3.3	108
2.3	108
2.2	112
3.3	94
1.1	112
2.3	108
2.3	132
1.1	100
1.1	111
2.8	100
2.8	127
1.7	103
1.7	108
1.7	104
5.5	70
1.7	100
1.7	108
2.3	108
3.4	119
7.2	88
3.4	100
2.8	108
2.8	112
2.8	122
1.7	100
2.8	122
2.8	112
2.8	112
2.8	118
1.7	100
1.2	111
2.7	104
2.7	100
1.6	100
2.8	100
2.8	112
9.5	62
2.8	100
2.7	108
7.8	67
5.4	80
1.7	112
1.1	111
6.7	66
1.2	114
1.1	103
1.1	102
1.7	108
1.7	100
2.2	100
1.6	112
1.6	122
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.1	100
1.1	103
1.7	121
1.6	108
1.6	108
1.7	108
1.7	100
2.3	104
1.7	112
1.7	112
1.7	100
2.2	122
2.3	108
2.2	100
3.4	94
1.7	108
2.3	108
1.7	108
1.7	100
1.7	112
2.3	108
1.7	112
2.2	122
1.1	127
3.9	76
6.7	71
2.2	108
2.3	104
3.3	88
3.3	88
1.1	104
1.1	100
1.2	112
1.1	100
1.6	100
2.2	100
1.7	100
1.6	108
1.6	100
2.1	100
0.6	110
1.1	108
0.5	102
0.6	110
0.6	110
1.1	100
1.1	112
1.1	108
0.6	100
0.6	108
1.1	108
0.5	100
1.1	108
1.1	112
1.6	108
1.1	122
1.1	108
1.1	127
1.1	103
0.6	108

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022 (this event)	5,063 records

Every Record Set

20 of 5,063

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 February to 2 March 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-22	Hebgen Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	108	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-22	Mystic Lake	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	80	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Pathfinder Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Adel	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	104	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Thermopolis	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	108	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Moro	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Evanston 1 E	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	111	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Dubois	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Bridger 2 N	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	100	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Emblem	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	108	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Pathfinder Dam	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Harrison	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	100	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Harrison	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	100	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Cuyamaca	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Potlatch 3 NNE	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	103	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Oakridge Fish Hatchery	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Pilot Rock 1 SE	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	111	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-25	Roosevelt 1 S	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-26	Cascade Locks	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 5,063 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.