Weather Records on 22 February 1939

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1939. Highest significance: Anupgarh, IN.

Key Facts for 22 February 1939

On 22 February 1939, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 532 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 704 daily.
Anupgarh set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 22 February 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 22 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirpur	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suratgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1939

Top 20 records on 22 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1939	Anupgarh, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1939	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Warren, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Pella, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Mirpur, PK	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Malvern Hills, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Cedaredge, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Americus, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Talladega, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Saguache, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Spencer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1939	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	22 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 706 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	520
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1