Weather Records on 22 February 1947

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1947. Highest significance: Limoeiro de Anadia, BR.

Key Facts for 22 February 1947

On 22 February 1947, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 508 daily.
Limoeiro de Anadia set a daily record precipitation of 69.2 mm (2.7 in) on 22 February 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 22 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 22 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 22 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1947

Top 20 records on 22 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1947	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Lambton, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Marloo, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Pusad, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Boothulla, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Lambton, CA	daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Gaspe, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Tullinga, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1947	Yalpunga, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Noorama, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Muenster, DE	daily low max	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1947	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	32 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 515 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	380
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1