Weather Records on 22 February 1916

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1916. Highest significance: Turanville, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1916

On 22 February 1916, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 47 daily.
Turanville set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 22 February 1916.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

47 stations

47 station records on 22 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Errowanbang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1916

Top 20 records on 22 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1916	Turanville, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1916	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1916	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1916	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1916	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Sveg, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Errowanbang, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Athol 1, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Carabost, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1916	Tarrwong, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 47 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1804	1
1810	3
1814	3
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	3
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	9
1902	3
1903	10
1904	21
1905	9
1906	20
1907	39
1908	11
1909	23
1910	25
1911	21
1912	35
1913	29
1914	34
1915	53
1916	47
1917	292
1918	76
1919	53
1920	27
1921	148
1922	256
1923	36
1924	65
1925	275
1926	93
1927	236
1928	98
1929	435
1930	803
1931	174
1932	201
1933	150
1934	661
1935	235
1936	551
1937	583
1938	274
1939	706
1940	199
1941	260
1942	381
1943	536
1944	582
1945	560
1946	220
1947	515
1948	698
1949	509
1950	463
1951	655
1952	531
1953	651
1954	798
1955	782
1956	513
1957	859
1958	962
1959	251
1960	583
1961	590
1962	597
1963	1,764
1964	375
1965	551
1966	663
1967	295
1968	1,083
1969	1,132
1970	521
1971	1,391
1972	615
1973	754
1974	1,042
1975	1,032
1976	550
1977	1,343
1978	1,543
1979	994
1980	755
1981	1,435
1982	1,191
1983	629
1984	752
1985	1,204
1986	1,187
1987	425
1988	646
1989	698
1990	1,835
1991	736
1992	734
1993	1,686
1994	1,148
1995	1,064
1996	1,740
1997	1,208
1998	1,284
1999	593
2000	1,245
2001	705
2002	1,455
2003	1,315
2004	671
2005	610
2006	568
2007	802
2008	1,414
2009	624
2010	1,468
2011	1,026
2012	754
2013	1,045
2014	363
2015	1,348
2016	573
2017	2,227
2018	2,147
2019	1,259
2020	835
2021	887
2022	1,891
2023	1,639
2024	714
2025	882
2026	603

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 February 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	34
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2