Weather Records on 22 February 1960

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1960. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 22 February 1960

On 22 February 1960, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 568 daily.
Gavar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 22 February 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 22 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 22 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 22 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 213.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1960

Top 20 records on 22 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1960	Gavar, AM	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1960	Dunedin, ZA	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1960	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Goedgevonden, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Noonbah, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Springvale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1960	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 583 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	443
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2