Weather Records on 22 February 1968

1,083 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1968. Highest significance: Frederick, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1968

On 22 February 1968, 1,083 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 506 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,059 daily.
Frederick set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 22 February 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,083 stations

1,083 station records on 22 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,083 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 352, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 22 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	352
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 22 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 1,059.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1968

Top 20 records on 22 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1968	Frederick, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1968	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Hollis 5E, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Brookings, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Bologna, IT	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	134 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Bijapur, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Millen 4 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Shamrock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Southport 5 N, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Chattanooga, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Shamrock, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Blackville 3 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1968	Apache, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	37 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 1,083 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 100	848
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1