Weather Records on 22 February 1961

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1961. Highest significance: Bones I Bardu, NO.

Key Facts for 22 February 1961

On 22 February 1961, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 550 daily.
Bones I Bardu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 22 February 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 22 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leader	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1961

Top 20 records on 22 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1961	Bones I Bardu, NO	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1961	Enterprise, US	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1961	Greensboro, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1961	Ninette, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Columbia, US	monthly rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Morden Cda, CA	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Marquette, US	monthly high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Laurel, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Merrill, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1961	Paducah, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 590 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	447
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2