Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022

Name: Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022
Start: 2022-02-20
End: 2022-02-27
Location: United States, Mexico

Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022: 354 records at 303 stations, peak on 23 February 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022 set or tied 354 station records at 303 stations.
It ran from 20 February 2022 to 27 February 2022 (8 days) and its peak day was 23 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Glennville 3NW set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 25 February 2022.
The busiest day was 23 February 2022 with 134 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

20 to 27 February 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Glennville 3NW	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2022-02-25
Atlantic City Marina	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-02-23
University	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2022-02-23
Fayetteville (Pwc)	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2022-02-23
Hendersonville 1 NE	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2022-02-23
Madison	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2022-02-24
World Trade Ctr	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2022-02-24
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2022-02-22
Bolivar 1 NE	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2022-02-22
Sugar Land	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-02-22
Eastman 1 W	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2022-02-23
Staunton Wtp	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2022-02-23
Donaldsonville 4 SW	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2022-02-24
Robinson	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2022-02-22
Port Gibson 1 NE	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2022-02-22
Mtn Grove 2 N	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2022-02-22
Falfurrias	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2022-02-23
Newark Liberty Intl AP	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2022-02-23
Columbia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-02-23

Records per Day

Peak day 134

Records set or tied each day from 20 February 2022 to 27 February 2022. The most in one day was 134 on 23 February 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022 ranked by margin
University, 02-23	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Atlantic City Marina, 02-23	3.9 C (7.0 F)
World Trade Ctr, 02-24	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Fayetteville (Pwc), 02-23	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Atlantic City Marina, 02-22	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Glennville 3NW, 02-25	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Columbia, 02-23	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Madison, 02-24	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Hendersonville 1 NE, 02-23	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Eastman 1 W, 02-23	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Donaldsonville 4 SW, 02-24	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Bolivar 1 NE, 02-22	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Staunton Wtp, 02-23	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Port Gibson 1 NE, 02-22	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, 02-22	0.6 C (1.1 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

354 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 Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.2	101
3.9	112
3.9	94
2.2	112
1.7	108
1.1	68
2.8	92
1.1	100
0.6	124
1.1	100
1.1	115
1.1	100
0.6	112
1.1	100
0.5	112
1.1	96
0.6	106
0.6	104
0.5	147
1.2	95
0.6	96
1.7	92
1.1	92
0.6	70
3.3	78
0.5	95
1.1	92
1.1	92
3.3	79
0.6	92
0.6	63
0.5	92
0.5	65
2.7	41
2.2	78
2.2	78
3.9	78
1.1	88
2.2	78
1.6	78
1.1	78
3.3	67
1.7	78
3.3	37
1.1	78
2.2	41
2.2	37
0.5	78
0.5	78
2.2	67
2.8	60
1.9	66
1.6	41
1.1	41
2.8	60
1.1	64
1.6	60
0.6	68
0.6	76
3.4	60
1.1	60
1.1	67
2.7	60
2.3	60
1.7	51
0.6	67
0.5	60
1.7	23
0.5	72
4.4	42
0.6	64
1.1	60
2.2	47
2.2	51
1.1	60
1.1	60
1.1	60
4.4	42
7.2	4
1.1	60
1.2	60
0.5	60
1.1	60
2.8	47
0.6	33
1.1	60
0.6	60
1.1	60
3.4	47
1.1	47
5.0	38
0.6	60
4.4	42
4.4	40
1.7	40
2.2	48
2.2	48
0.5	60
1.1	40
0.6	44
0.5	47
0.5	60
0.6	24
3.8	40
1.1	40
1.1	46
2.2	40
1.6	47
1.1	51
1.1	50
1.1	36
0.6	43
2.2	46
1.1	44
0.5	25
1.2	36
2.2	40
2.8	39
1.1	50
3.9	32
0.6	36
2.2	46
1.2	47
1.1	36
1.7	32
1.7	43
1.1	47
2.8	24
2.8	32
1.1	47
2.2	43
0.6	42
0.5	36
0.6	36
1.1	47
2.2	40
0.5	36
1.1	40
0.6	36
1.1	36
0.6	42
0.6	20
0.6	32
1.1	40
3.4	22
1.1	32
1.2	32
0.6	42
1.1	42
0.5	44
0.6	42
0.6	40
1.1	40
0.6	48
2.3	36
0.5	36
1.1	32
0.5	4
2.8	4
0.6	36
1.7	26
1.1	36
0.6	11
2.2	36
0.6	32
1.7	36
1.1	31
1.1	36
1.1	36
1.7	32
1.1	36
0.5	4
1.1	20
2.2	38
1.7	16
1.1	26
0.6	42
0.6	36
1.6	34
0.5	42
1.1	26
0.6	36
4.5	26
1.6	32
1.7	32
0.5	42
1.1	42
0.5	36
1.1	36
1.1	32
1.6	4
0.6	22
0.5	26
0.5	32
2.8	19
1.1	36
0.5	36
0.6	30
3.9	16
3.4	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022 (this event)	354 records

Every Record Set

20 of 354

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 20 to 27 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-22	Atlantic City Marina	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	124	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Bolivar 1 NE	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Sugar Land	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Robinson	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Port Gibson 1 NE	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Mtn Grove 2 N	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	University	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Atlantic City Marina	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Fayetteville (Pwc)	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Hendersonville 1 NE	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Eastman 1 W	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Staunton Wtp	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Falfurrias	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Newark Liberty Intl AP	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	147	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Columbia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Madison	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	World Trade Ctr	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Donaldsonville 4 SW	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-25	Glennville 3NW	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 354 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 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2022-02-20	8
2022-02-21	9
2022-02-22	89
2022-02-23	134
2022-02-24	63
2022-02-25	41
2022-02-26	9
2022-02-27	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.2	101
3.9	112
3.9	94
2.2	112
1.7	108
1.1	68
2.8	92
1.1	100
0.6	124
1.1	100
1.1	115
1.1	100
0.6	112
1.1	100
0.5	112
1.1	96
0.6	106
0.6	104
0.5	147
1.2	95
0.6	96
1.7	92
1.1	92
0.6	70
3.3	78
0.5	95
1.1	92
1.1	92
3.3	79
0.6	92
0.6	63
0.5	92
0.5	65
2.7	41
2.2	78
2.2	78
3.9	78
1.1	88
2.2	78
1.6	78
1.1	78
3.3	67
1.7	78
3.3	37
1.1	78
2.2	41
2.2	37
0.5	78
0.5	78
2.2	67
2.8	60
1.9	66
1.6	41
1.1	41
2.8	60
1.1	64
1.6	60
0.6	68
0.6	76
3.4	60
1.1	60
1.1	67
2.7	60
2.3	60
1.7	51
0.6	67
0.5	60
1.7	23
0.5	72
4.4	42
0.6	64
1.1	60
2.2	47
2.2	51
1.1	60
1.1	60
1.1	60
4.4	42
7.2	4
1.1	60
1.2	60
0.5	60
1.1	60
2.8	47
0.6	33
1.1	60
0.6	60
1.1	60
3.4	47
1.1	47
5.0	38
0.6	60
4.4	42
4.4	40
1.7	40
2.2	48
2.2	48
0.5	60
1.1	40
0.6	44
0.5	47
0.5	60
0.6	24
3.8	40
1.1	40
1.1	46
2.2	40
1.6	47
1.1	51
1.1	50
1.1	36
0.6	43
2.2	46
1.1	44
0.5	25
1.2	36
2.2	40
2.8	39
1.1	50
3.9	32
0.6	36
2.2	46
1.2	47
1.1	36
1.7	32
1.7	43
1.1	47
2.8	24
2.8	32
1.1	47
2.2	43
0.6	42
0.5	36
0.6	36
1.1	47
2.2	40
0.5	36
1.1	40
0.6	36
1.1	36
0.6	42
0.6	20
0.6	32
1.1	40
3.4	22
1.1	32
1.2	32
0.6	42
1.1	42
0.5	44
0.6	42
0.6	40
1.1	40
0.6	48
2.3	36
0.5	36
1.1	32
0.5	4
2.8	4
0.6	36
1.7	26
1.1	36
0.6	11
2.2	36
0.6	32
1.7	36
1.1	31
1.1	36
1.1	36
1.7	32
1.1	36
0.5	4
1.1	20
2.2	38
1.7	16
1.1	26
0.6	42
0.6	36
1.6	34
0.5	42
1.1	26
0.6	36
4.5	26
1.6	32
1.7	32
0.5	42
1.1	42
0.5	36
1.1	36
1.1	32
1.6	4
0.6	22
0.5	26
0.5	32
2.8	19
1.1	36
0.5	36
0.6	30
3.9	16
3.4	4

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.2	101
3.9	112
3.9	94
2.2	112
1.7	108
1.1	68
2.8	92
1.1	100
0.6	124
1.1	100
1.1	115
1.1	100
0.6	112
1.1	100
0.5	112
1.1	96
0.6	106
0.6	104
0.5	147
1.2	95
0.6	96
1.7	92
1.1	92
0.6	70
3.3	78
0.5	95
1.1	92
1.1	92
3.3	79
0.6	92
0.6	63
0.5	92
0.5	65
2.7	41
2.2	78
2.2	78
3.9	78
1.1	88
2.2	78
1.6	78
1.1	78
3.3	67
1.7	78
3.3	37
1.1	78
2.2	41
2.2	37
0.5	78
0.5	78
2.2	67
2.8	60
1.9	66
1.6	41
1.1	41
2.8	60
1.1	64
1.6	60
0.6	68
0.6	76
3.4	60
1.1	60
1.1	67
2.7	60
2.3	60
1.7	51
0.6	67
0.5	60
1.7	23
0.5	72
4.4	42
0.6	64
1.1	60
2.2	47
2.2	51
1.1	60
1.1	60
1.1	60
4.4	42
7.2	4
1.1	60
1.2	60
0.5	60
1.1	60
2.8	47
0.6	33
1.1	60
0.6	60
1.1	60
3.4	47
1.1	47
5.0	38
0.6	60
4.4	42
4.4	40
1.7	40
2.2	48
2.2	48
0.5	60
1.1	40
0.6	44
0.5	47
0.5	60
0.6	24
3.8	40
1.1	40
1.1	46
2.2	40
1.6	47
1.1	51
1.1	50
1.1	36
0.6	43
2.2	46
1.1	44
0.5	25
1.2	36
2.2	40
2.8	39
1.1	50
3.9	32
0.6	36
2.2	46
1.2	47
1.1	36
1.7	32
1.7	43
1.1	47
2.8	24
2.8	32
1.1	47
2.2	43
0.6	42
0.5	36
0.6	36
1.1	47
2.2	40
0.5	36
1.1	40
0.6	36
1.1	36
0.6	42
0.6	20
0.6	32
1.1	40
3.4	22
1.1	32
1.2	32
0.6	42
1.1	42
0.5	44
0.6	42
0.6	40
1.1	40
0.6	48
2.3	36
0.5	36
1.1	32
0.5	4
2.8	4
0.6	36
1.7	26
1.1	36
0.6	11
2.2	36
0.6	32
1.7	36
1.1	31
1.1	36
1.1	36
1.7	32
1.1	36
0.5	4
1.1	20
2.2	38
1.7	16
1.1	26
0.6	42
0.6	36
1.6	34
0.5	42
1.1	26
0.6	36
4.5	26
1.6	32
1.7	32
0.5	42
1.1	42
0.5	36
1.1	36
1.1	32
1.6	4
0.6	22
0.5	26
0.5	32
2.8	19
1.1	36
0.5	36
0.6	30
3.9	16
3.4	4