Weather Records on 22 February 1936

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1936. Highest significance: Omeo Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1936

On 22 February 1936, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 514 daily.
Omeo Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 22 February 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 22 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	368.3 cm (145.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	558.8 cm (220.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 22 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 22 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 25, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2286.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1936

Top 20 records on 22 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1936	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Venukonda, IN	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Chinaganjam, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Lenox, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	W Pt, US	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1936	Centralia, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	39 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 551 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 500	442
500 to 1000	5
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	1
2000 to 2500	1