Weather Records on 22 February 1929

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1929. Highest significance: Rockhampton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1929

On 22 February 1929, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 427 daily.
Rockhampton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 233.2 mm (9.2 in) on 22 February 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 22 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murtho Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 22 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 22 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1651.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1929

Top 20 records on 22 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1929	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	189.8 mm (7.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	170.1 mm (6.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	234.1 mm (9.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Raglan, AU	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Lake Charm, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Yaamba, AU	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1929	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 435 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 250	387
250 to 500	2
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	2
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	1