Weather Records on 22 February 1953

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1953. Highest significance: Crohamhurst, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1953

On 22 February 1953, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 633 daily.
Crohamhurst set a daily record precipitation of 344.2 mm (13.6 in) on 22 February 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 22 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1953

Top 20 records on 22 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1953	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1953	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Cowan Cowan Signal STN, AU	daily rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Lethbridge Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Umbercollie, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1953	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	40 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 651 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	515
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2