Weather Records on 22 February 1943

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1943. Highest significance: Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1943

On 22 February 1943, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 524 daily.
Chillagoe Atherton Street set a daily record precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 22 February 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 22 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	510.0 cm (200.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1943

Top 20 records on 22 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1943	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	White River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1943	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Surubim, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	17.6 C (63.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Milesovka, CZ	monthly high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Arnsberg, DE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1943	Vicosa, BR	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	26 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 536 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 100	409
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1