Weather Records on 22 February 1956

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1956. Highest significance: Crown St. Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1956

On 22 February 1956, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 483 daily.
Crown St. Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 22 February 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 22 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 22 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 22 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 21, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1956

Top 20 records on 22 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1956	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1956	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	all-time rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1956	Athabasca, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Greenville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Chester, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Superior, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Northdown (Hamley), AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Grangeville, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Valley Falls, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Brownsville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1956	Estevan Point, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 513 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	400
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1