Weather Records on 22 February 1926

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1926. Highest significance: Bourke Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1926

On 22 February 1926, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 91 daily.
Bourke Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 28.9 C (84.0 F) on 22 February 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 22 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1926

Top 20 records on 22 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1926	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Fort National, DZ	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Baku, AZ	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Biser, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Erambie, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Obley, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Umea, SE	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Yacka, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1926	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 93 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 20	72
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1