Weather Records on 22 February 1952

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1952

On 22 February 1952, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 520 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 22 February 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 22 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1952

Top 20 records on 22 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Viralimalai, IN	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Teresina, BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Puttur, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Badausa, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Karur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Goliad, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1952	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	38 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 531 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	460
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1