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Weather Records on 22 February 1920

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1920. Highest significance: Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 February 1920

  • On 22 February 1920, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Oranjerivier (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 22 February 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 22 February 1920 27 station records on 22 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 22 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oranjerivier (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
DouglasSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation23.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NetleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
FerganaUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 22 February 1920 by type Records set or tied on 22 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 22 February 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 February 1920 by timescale Records on 22 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26.
Records on 22 February 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 February 1920 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1920 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 February 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2019
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1920
Top 20 records on 22 February 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 February 1920Oranjerivier (Sar), ZAmonthly rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Douglas, ZAdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)25 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Whitehead, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Tarnaby, SEdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Netley, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Constantine, DZdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Fergana, UZdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Johnsonville, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min0.4 C (32.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Newlands, ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Oakbank, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Oakbank, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Swellendam (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Tashkent, UZdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)0 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Constantine, DZdaily low max6.0 C (42.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily high min2.0 C (35.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9 years6 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 1920
Records on 02-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 27 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11804: 11810: 31814: 31834: 11839: 11843: 11845: 11846: 31847: 11849: 11850: 11856: 11861: 21867: 11869: 11872: 11874: 11875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 21881: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 21892: 41893: 21894: 21895: 11896: 31897: 51898: 21899: 11900: 41901: 91902: 31903: 101904: 211905: 91906: 201907: 391908: 111909: 231910: 251911: 211912: 351913: 291914: 341915: 531916: 471917: 2921918: 761919: 531920: 271921: 1481922: 2561923: 361924: 651925: 2751926: 931927: 2361928: 981929: 4351930: 8031931: 1741932: 2011933: 1501934: 6611935: 2351936: 5511937: 5831938: 2741939: 7061940: 1991941: 2601942: 3811943: 5361944: 5821945: 5601946: 2201947: 5151948: 6981949: 5091950: 4631951: 6551952: 5311953: 6511954: 7981955: 7821956: 5131957: 8591958: 9621959: 2511960: 5831961: 5901962: 5971963: 1,7641964: 3751965: 5511966: 6631967: 2951968: 1,0831969: 1,1321970: 5211971: 1,3911972: 6151973: 7541974: 1,0421975: 1,0321976: 5501977: 1,3431978: 1,5431979: 9941980: 7551981: 1,4351982: 1,1911983: 6291984: 7521985: 1,2041986: 1,1871987: 4251988: 6461989: 6981990: 1,8351991: 7361992: 7341993: 1,6861994: 1,1481995: 1,0641996: 1,7401997: 1,2081998: 1,2841999: 5932000: 1,2452001: 7052002: 1,4552003: 1,3152004: 6712005: 6102006: 5682007: 8022008: 1,4142009: 6242010: 1,4682011: 1,0262012: 7542013: 1,0452014: 3632015: 1,3482016: 5732017: 2,2272018: 2,1472019: 1,2592020: 8352021: 8872022: 1,8912023: 1,6392024: 7142025: 8822026: 6031794187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-22 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18041
18103
18143
18341
18391
18431
18451
18463
18471
18491
18501
18561
18612
18671
18691
18721
18741
18753
18761
18771
18782
18811
18851
18861
18871
18882
18893
18902
18912
18924
18932
18942
18951
18963
18975
18982
18991
19004
19019
19023
190310
190421
19059
190620
190739
190811
190923
191025
191121
191235
191329
191434
191553
191647
1917292
191876
191953
192027
1921148
1922256
192336
192465
1925275
192693
1927236
192898
1929435
1930803
1931174
1932201
1933150
1934661
1935235
1936551
1937583
1938274
1939706
1940199
1941260
1942381
1943536
1944582
1945560
1946220
1947515
1948698
1949509
1950463
1951655
1952531
1953651
1954798
1955782
1956513
1957859
1958962
1959251
1960583
1961590
1962597
19631,764
1964375
1965551
1966663
1967295
19681,083
19691,132
1970521
19711,391
1972615
1973754
19741,042
19751,032
1976550
19771,343
19781,543
1979994
1980755
19811,435
19821,191
1983629
1984752
19851,204
19861,187
1987425
1988646
1989698
19901,835
1991736
1992734
19931,686
19941,148
19951,064
19961,740
19971,208
19981,284
1999593
20001,245
2001705
20021,455
20031,315
2004671
2005610
2006568
2007802
20081,414
2009624
20101,468
20111,026
2012754
20131,045
2014363
20151,348
2016573
20172,227
20182,147
20191,259
2020835
2021887
20221,891
20231,639
2024714
2025882
2026603

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).