Weather Records on 22 February 1951

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1951. Highest significance: Curramulka, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1951

On 22 February 1951, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 647 daily.
Curramulka set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 22 February 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 22 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 3, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1951

Top 20 records on 22 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1951	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1951	Wialcutting, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Guildford Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Bruce Rock, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Mafeteng, LS	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Talbot House, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Noonegin, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Shackleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Crooked Pool, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Telenning Hill, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Beverley, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1951	Caroling South, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 655 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	554
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2