Weather Records on 20 February 1922

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1922. Highest significance: Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1922

On 20 February 1922, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 195 daily.
Wauchope (Avondale Street) set a daily record precipitation of 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 20 February 1922.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 20 February 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 20 February 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 February 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1922

Top 20 records on 20 February 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1922	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Laanecoorie Weir, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Eversley, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1922	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Nhill, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Terowie, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1922	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	30 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

1809 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1922. 1922 had 198 records.

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

Records on 02-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	2
1810	2
1814	1
1827	2
1834	1
1837	1
1838	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1850	1
1855	3
1858	2
1860	1
1861	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	5
1893	6
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	6
1899	6
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	17
1904	14
1905	8
1906	23
1907	14
1908	28
1909	34
1910	8
1911	13
1912	26
1913	28
1914	15
1915	108
1916	32
1917	186
1918	210
1919	36
1920	39
1921	106
1922	198
1923	49
1924	323
1925	132
1926	83
1927	156
1928	190
1929	629
1930	1,202
1931	163
1932	287
1933	266
1934	490
1935	222
1936	593
1937	602
1938	348
1939	636
1940	247
1941	251
1942	968
1943	454
1944	279
1945	266
1946	146
1947	403
1948	342
1949	656
1950	538
1951	815
1952	551
1953	929
1954	1,067
1955	1,051
1956	453
1957	450
1958	1,025
1959	507
1960	353
1961	475
1962	457
1963	742
1964	340
1965	357
1966	613
1967	414
1968	948
1969	731
1970	312
1971	669
1972	866
1973	587
1974	881
1975	459
1976	484
1977	1,216
1978	1,458
1979	1,185
1980	868
1981	2,080
1982	1,029
1983	636
1984	528
1985	790
1986	1,589
1987	719
1988	695
1989	1,032
1990	2,147
1991	921
1992	446
1993	1,541
1994	1,605
1995	1,427
1996	1,258
1997	1,326
1998	1,104
1999	498
2000	724
2001	485
2002	1,070
2003	771
2004	991
2005	626
2006	1,635
2007	580
2008	847
2009	530
2010	1,096
2011	1,433
2012	514
2013	422
2014	958
2015	2,790
2016	1,090
2017	1,736
2018	2,890
2019	1,630
2020	686
2021	947
2022	592
2023	438
2024	613
2025	1,756
2026	974

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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 20	132
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1