Weather Records on 22 February 1962

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1962. Highest significance: Marayur, IN.

Key Facts for 22 February 1962

On 22 February 1962, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 571 daily.
Marayur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 22 February 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 22 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 22 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 22 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1962

Top 20 records on 22 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1962	Marayur, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1962	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Jashpurnagar, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Parksville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Batesburg, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Darlington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Yelarbon Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Sevierville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Gainesville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Canton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Houston Wb City, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1962	Goat Rock, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	2 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 597 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	440
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1