Weather Records on 22 February 1928

98 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1928. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1928

On 22 February 1928, 98 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 97 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 22 February 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

98 stations

98 station records on 22 February 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

98 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 February 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 February 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1928

Top 20 records on 22 February 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1928	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1928	Houma, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1928	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1928	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1928	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1928	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Schriever, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Waco, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Newberry, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Brazoria, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Jennings, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1928	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 98 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	71
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1