Weather Records on 22 February 1959

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1959. Highest significance: Malta, BR.

Key Facts for 22 February 1959

On 22 February 1959, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 251 daily.
Malta set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 22 February 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 22 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 22 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 22 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1959

Top 20 records on 22 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1959	Malta, BR	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1959	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1959	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1959	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1959	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Bysonder, ZA	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Saboeiro, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Santana Do Matos, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Fenelon Falls, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Canton 4 SE, US	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1959	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily low min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 251 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 February 1959
Margin	Records
0 to 100	197
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1