Weather Records on 22 February 1955

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1955. Highest significance: Dandaloo (Skye), AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1955

On 22 February 1955, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 767 daily.
Dandaloo (Skye) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 160.5 mm (6.3 in) on 22 February 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 22 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 22 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 22 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 201.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1955

Top 20 records on 22 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1955	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	all-time rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1955	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1955	Gouna (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Nebo, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Chute Aux Galets, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Sirmuthra, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1955	Baseri, IN	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	50 years	43 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 782 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	630
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1