Weather Records on 22 February 1918

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1918. Highest significance: Metten, DE.

Key Facts for 22 February 1918

On 22 February 1918, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 75 daily.
Metten set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 22 February 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 22 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kardella (Fleetwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 22 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1918

Top 20 records on 22 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1918	Metten, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1918	Belle Isle, CA	all-time low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Buchan, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Stratford, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Concord, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1918	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	17 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 76 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	40
3 to 5	11
5 to 8	2
8 to 10	4
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	3
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1