Weather Records on 22 February 1963

1,764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1963. Highest significance: Crosbyton, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1963

On 22 February 1963, 1,764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 1,522 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,748 daily.
Crosbyton set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 22 February 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,764 stations

1,764 station records on 22 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,764 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 644, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 878, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 22 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	644
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	878
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 22 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 1,748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,565 broken records

Margins by which the 1,565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1963

Top 20 records on 22 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1963	Crosbyton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Martins, BR	monthly rain	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Athens 5 NW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Campestre, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Athens, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Pickens 1, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Waverly, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Plainview, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Paoli, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Rome, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1963	Mt Vernon, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	66 years	39 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 1,764 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-02-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,543
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1