Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022

Name: Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022
Start: 2022-02-15
End: 2022-02-26
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022: 541 records at 432 stations, peak on 23 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022 set or tied 541 station records at 432 stations.
It ran from 15 February 2022 to 26 February 2022 (12 days) and its peak day was 23 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Petersburg 2 N set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 23 February 2022.
The busiest day was 23 February 2022 with 94 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

15 to 26 February 2022

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Petersburg 2 N	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2022-02-23
Ashley	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	2022-02-21
Pollock	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2022-02-21
Billings Wtp	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2022-02-21
Mc Intosh 6 SE	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2022-02-21
Vernal	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	2022-02-22
Pretty Rock	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2022-02-21
Cuyamaca	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	2022-02-23
Mackinaw 3WSW	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2022-02-18
Owyhee Dam	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2022-02-23
Leech Lake	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2022-02-24
Columbus	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	2022-02-21
Forman 5 SSE	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2022-02-21
Concordia	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2022-02-18
Odessa 4SE	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2022-02-18
Petoskey	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2022-02-19
Ekalaka	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	2022-02-21
Wamsutter	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2022-02-21
Napoleon	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2022-02-22
Saint Johns	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2022-02-17

Records per Day

Peak day 94

Records set or tied each day from 15 February 2022 to 26 February 2022. The most in one day was 94 on 23 February 2022.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022
Date	Records
2022-02-15	2
2022-02-16	29
2022-02-17	66
2022-02-18	76
2022-02-19	14
2022-02-20	11
2022-02-21	75
2022-02-22	87
2022-02-23	94
2022-02-24	55
2022-02-25	28
2022-02-26	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022 ranked by margin
Cuyamaca, 02-23	30.7 cm (12.1 in)
Pollock, 02-21	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Pretty Rock, 02-21	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Mc Intosh 6 SE, 02-21	20.8 cm (8.2 in)
Mackinaw 3WSW, 02-18	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Ashley, 02-21	15.7 cm (6.2 in)
Odessa 4SE, 02-18	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Petersburg 2 N, 02-23	14.8 cm (5.8 in)
Leech Lake, 02-24	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Columbus, 02-21	12.5 cm (4.9 in)
Billings Wtp, 02-21	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
Saint Johns, 02-17	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Vernal, 02-22	9.9 cm (3.9 in)
Concordia, 02-18	8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Forman 5 SSE, 02-21	7.7 cm (3.0 in)

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 Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
148	73
157	100
254	96
114	126
208	47
99	116
229	52
307	78
178	40
127	58
63	70
125	78
77	96
77	128
89	126
152	72
71	91
51	122
77	91
102	120
163	20
76	100
89	114
101	88
56	80
114	72
76	108
102	128
56	96
81	80
139	52
76	111
89	68
50	96
51	120
51	116
64	104
102	74
127	43
165	40
101	63
153	48
38	114
50	96
66	84
102	58
51	94
102	42
35	112
102	52
102	66
127	120
115	52
132	40
25	70
35	104
178	3
101	120
23	100
127	19
76	63
51	96
25	96
147	19
190	0
25	116
25	119
12	40
51	80
101	55
99	19
51	49
56	80
51	91
44	76
51	120
51	70
51	68
25	95
23	91
94	43
7	100
10	107
13	102
51	74
51	80
7	104
8	104
51	70
254	4
127	40
51	78
5	100
46	76
50	72
5	118
25	88
25	88
3	116
38	76
12	96
3	112
91	28
13	90
68	56
102	52
25	86
2	104
4	103
127	16
25	83
112	11
76	76
25	84
153	52
51	78
13	88
71	55
112	15
76	47
26	71
101	43
163	12
81	30
81	36
40	64
102	11
13	80
25	74
44	18
13	88
56	68
25	74
18	86
50	62
89	12
38	67
35	60
51	67
41	52
51	74
51	76
38	75
51	51
104	7
127	59
76	66
20	80
51	44
89	52
50	60
114	35
25	76
89	35
64	47
140	40
51	62
25	80
77	28
76	43
127	18
82	7
51	54
152	52
26	70
76	30
101	11
23	60
56	54
36	35
102	56
59	44
76	67
104	11
25	67
51	52
51	62
26	62
26	62
12	64
23	56
13	70
40	46
51	67
51	67
3	78
51	55
101	7
13	60
25	68
13	60
25	72
63	42
76	16
20	60
102	51
76	59
76	59
13	72
25	72

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022 (this event)	541 records

Every Record Set

20 of 541

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 15 to 26 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-17	Saint Johns	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	120	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Mackinaw 3WSW	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Concordia	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	126	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Odessa 4SE	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-19	Petoskey	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	128	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-21	Ashley	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-21	Pollock	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-21	Billings Wtp	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	126	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-21	Mc Intosh 6 SE	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	47	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-21	Pretty Rock	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-21	Columbus	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	78	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-21	Forman 5 SSE	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	96	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-21	Ekalaka	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	91	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-21	Wamsutter	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	91	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-22	Vernal	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	116	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-22	Napoleon	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	122	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Petersburg 2 N	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	73	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-23	Cuyamaca	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	78	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-23	Owyhee Dam	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	70	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-24	Leech Lake	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 541 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
148	73
157	100
254	96
114	126
208	47
99	116
229	52
307	78
178	40
127	58
63	70
125	78
77	96
77	128
89	126
152	72
71	91
51	122
77	91
102	120
163	20
76	100
89	114
101	88
56	80
114	72
76	108
102	128
56	96
81	80
139	52
76	111
89	68
50	96
51	120
51	116
64	104
102	74
127	43
165	40
101	63
153	48
38	114
50	96
66	84
102	58
51	94
102	42
35	112
102	52
102	66
127	120
115	52
132	40
25	70
35	104
178	3
101	120
23	100
127	19
76	63
51	96
25	96
147	19
190	0
25	116
25	119
12	40
51	80
101	55
99	19
51	49
56	80
51	91
44	76
51	120
51	70
51	68
25	95
23	91
94	43
7	100
10	107
13	102
51	74
51	80
7	104
8	104
51	70
254	4
127	40
51	78
5	100
46	76
50	72
5	118
25	88
25	88
3	116
38	76
12	96
3	112
91	28
13	90
68	56
102	52
25	86
2	104
4	103
127	16
25	83
112	11
76	76
25	84
153	52
51	78
13	88
71	55
112	15
76	47
26	71
101	43
163	12
81	30
81	36
40	64
102	11
13	80
25	74
44	18
13	88
56	68
25	74
18	86
50	62
89	12
38	67
35	60
51	67
41	52
51	74
51	76
38	75
51	51
104	7
127	59
76	66
20	80
51	44
89	52
50	60
114	35
25	76
89	35
64	47
140	40
51	62
25	80
77	28
76	43
127	18
82	7
51	54
152	52
26	70
76	30
101	11
23	60
56	54
36	35
102	56
59	44
76	67
104	11
25	67
51	52
51	62
26	62
26	62
12	64
23	56
13	70
40	46
51	67
51	67
3	78
51	55
101	7
13	60
25	68
13	60
25	72
63	42
76	16
20	60
102	51
76	59
76	59
13	72
25	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
148	73
157	100
254	96
114	126
208	47
99	116
229	52
307	78
178	40
127	58
63	70
125	78
77	96
77	128
89	126
152	72
71	91
51	122
77	91
102	120
163	20
76	100
89	114
101	88
56	80
114	72
76	108
102	128
56	96
81	80
139	52
76	111
89	68
50	96
51	120
51	116
64	104
102	74
127	43
165	40
101	63
153	48
38	114
50	96
66	84
102	58
51	94
102	42
35	112
102	52
102	66
127	120
115	52
132	40
25	70
35	104
178	3
101	120
23	100
127	19
76	63
51	96
25	96
147	19
190	0
25	116
25	119
12	40
51	80
101	55
99	19
51	49
56	80
51	91
44	76
51	120
51	70
51	68
25	95
23	91
94	43
7	100
10	107
13	102
51	74
51	80
7	104
8	104
51	70
254	4
127	40
51	78
5	100
46	76
50	72
5	118
25	88
25	88
3	116
38	76
12	96
3	112
91	28
13	90
68	56
102	52
25	86
2	104
4	103
127	16
25	83
112	11
76	76
25	84
153	52
51	78
13	88
71	55
112	15
76	47
26	71
101	43
163	12
81	30
81	36
40	64
102	11
13	80
25	74
44	18
13	88
56	68
25	74
18	86
50	62
89	12
38	67
35	60
51	67
41	52
51	74
51	76
38	75
51	51
104	7
127	59
76	66
20	80
51	44
89	52
50	60
114	35
25	76
89	35
64	47
140	40
51	62
25	80
77	28
76	43
127	18
82	7
51	54
152	52
26	70
76	30
101	11
23	60
56	54
36	35
102	56
59	44
76	67
104	11
25	67
51	52
51	62
26	62
26	62
12	64
23	56
13	70
40	46
51	67
51	67
3	78
51	55
101	7
13	60
25	68
13	60
25	72
63	42
76	16
20	60
102	51
76	59
76	59
13	72
25	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
148	73
157	100
254	96
114	126
208	47
99	116
229	52
307	78
178	40
127	58
63	70
125	78
77	96
77	128
89	126
152	72
71	91
51	122
77	91
102	120
163	20
76	100
89	114
101	88
56	80
114	72
76	108
102	128
56	96
81	80
139	52
76	111
89	68
50	96
51	120
51	116
64	104
102	74
127	43
165	40
101	63
153	48
38	114
50	96
66	84
102	58
51	94
102	42
35	112
102	52
102	66
127	120
115	52
132	40
25	70
35	104
178	3
101	120
23	100
127	19
76	63
51	96
25	96
147	19
190	0
25	116
25	119
12	40
51	80
101	55
99	19
51	49
56	80
51	91
44	76
51	120
51	70
51	68
25	95
23	91
94	43
7	100
10	107
13	102
51	74
51	80
7	104
8	104
51	70
254	4
127	40
51	78
5	100
46	76
50	72
5	118
25	88
25	88
3	116
38	76
12	96
3	112
91	28
13	90
68	56
102	52
25	86
2	104
4	103
127	16
25	83
112	11
76	76
25	84
153	52
51	78
13	88
71	55
112	15
76	47
26	71
101	43
163	12
81	30
81	36
40	64
102	11
13	80
25	74
44	18
13	88
56	68
25	74
18	86
50	62
89	12
38	67
35	60
51	67
41	52
51	74
51	76
38	75
51	51
104	7
127	59
76	66
20	80
51	44
89	52
50	60
114	35
25	76
89	35
64	47
140	40
51	62
25	80
77	28
76	43
127	18
82	7
51	54
152	52
26	70
76	30
101	11
23	60
56	54
36	35
102	56
59	44
76	67
104	11
25	67
51	52
51	62
26	62
26	62
12	64
23	56
13	70
40	46
51	67
51	67
3	78
51	55
101	7
13	60
25	68
13	60
25	72
63	42
76	16
20	60
102	51
76	59
76	59
13	72
25	72