Weather Records on 22 February 1933

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1933. Highest significance: Bucuresti Filaret, RO.

Key Facts for 22 February 1933

On 22 February 1933, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 147 daily.
Bucuresti Filaret set a daily record precipitation of 34.1 mm (1.3 in) on 22 February 1933.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

150 stations

150 station records on 22 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1933

Top 20 records on 22 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1933	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1933	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1933	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	25 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 150 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 50	121
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1