Weather Records on 22 February 1924

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1924. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1924

On 22 February 1924, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 61 daily.
Cape Otway Lighthouse set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 22 February 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 22 February 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Green	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 February 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 February 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1924

Top 20 records on 22 February 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1924	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Katella, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Great Falls, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Bass (Kilcunda), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Valley Head, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Colfax, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily low max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1924	Milang, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	29 years	12 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 65 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 5	42
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1