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Weather Records on 22 February 1970

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1970. Highest significance: Kangayam, IN.

Key Facts for 22 February 1970

  • On 22 February 1970, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 140 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 493 daily.
  • Kangayam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.8 mm (3.7 in) on 22 February 1970.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

521 stations
Weather records on 22 February 1970 521 station records on 22 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
521 station records on 22 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KangayamIndiaRecord daily precipitation93.8 mm (3.7 in)77 of 100 (Major)
TamenlongIndiaRecord daily precipitation200.0 mm (7.9 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation49.4 mm (1.9 in)63 of 100 (Major)
PommelsbrunnGermanyRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)62 of 100 (Major)
TeuschnitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation51.7 mm (2.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Passau-MaierhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-KamchatskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
TenaliIndiaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-PitzlingGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.8 mm (1.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
AguaiBrazilRecord daily precipitation118.0 mm (4.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
BraunlageGermanyRecord daily precipitation42.1 mm (1.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
PuthendamIndiaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista RedondaBrazilRecord daily precipitation97.5 mm (3.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/FlunternSwitzerlandRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-IrlmoosGermanyRecord daily precipitation104.9 mm (4.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-LauterbachGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
DescalvadoBrazilRecord daily precipitation142.6 mm (5.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
ItatibaBrazilRecord daily precipitation102.0 mm (4.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation47.7 mm (1.9 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BiddenhamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad ReichenhallGermanyRecord daily precipitation40.3 mm (1.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade ResidenIndiaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
SeetapalIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.9 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
JundiaiBrazilRecord daily precipitation104.8 mm (4.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
HerzbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.5 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)GermanyRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.9 mm (2.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao PretoBrazilRecord daily precipitation99.5 mm (3.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
CresciumalBrazilRecord daily precipitation119.4 mm (4.7 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Beemery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Piracicaba (Cpef)BrazilRecord daily precipitation115.3 mm (4.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
VirdenCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SchierkeGermanyRecord daily precipitation29.6 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
GossweinsteinGermanyRecord daily precipitation50.2 mm (2.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im WinklGermanyRecord daily precipitation45.4 mm (1.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
PalakondaIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.0 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama EstateAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)BrazilRecord daily precipitation112.8 mm (4.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)GermanyRecord daily precipitation28.6 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
CastoresBrazilRecord daily precipitation78.2 mm (3.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Das PalmeirasBrazilRecord daily precipitation134.0 mm (5.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao ArcadoBrazilRecord daily precipitation44.6 mm (1.8 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Eberbach/NeckarGermanyRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)BrazilRecord daily precipitation88.0 mm (3.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-CronhutteGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
SalemIndiaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
OberstdorfGermanyRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)MexicoRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.5 mm (2.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Leme (Cpef)BrazilRecord daily precipitation128.0 mm (5.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan RiverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Le BourgetFranceRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
KonigstuhlGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
BeerfeldenGermanyRecord daily precipitation39.5 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Schluchtern-HerolzGermanyRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose ObsyIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.0 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records
Records on 22 February 1970 by type Records set or tied on 22 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 69Lowest daily maximum: 40Highest daily minimum: 71Lowest daily minimum: 27Heaviest daily rainfall: 307Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 4Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.
Records on 22 February 1970 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum69
Lowest daily maximum40
Highest daily minimum71
Lowest daily minimum27
Heaviest daily rainfall307
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover4
Records on 22 February 1970 by timescale Records on 22 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 493. 0200400600all-time: 3monthly: 25daily: 493all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 493.
Records on 22 February 1970 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time3
monthly25
daily493

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 February 1970 Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.7. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 20: 43220 to 40: 2540 to 60: 860 to 80: 580 to 100: 2100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 February 1970
MarginRecords
0 to 20432
20 to 4025
40 to 608
60 to 805
80 to 1002
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1970
Top 20 records on 22 February 1970 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 February 1970Kangayam, INmonthly rain93.8 mm (3.7 in)47.8 mm (1.9 in)67 years77 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1970Tamenlong, INmonthly rain200.0 mm (7.9 in)132.7 mm (5.2 in)40 years66 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1970Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain49.4 mm (1.9 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)56 years63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1970Pommelsbrunn, DEdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)24.0 mm (0.9 in)52 years62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1970Teuschnitz, DEmonthly rain51.7 mm (2.0 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)33 years61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1970Passau-Maierhof, DEdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)32 years58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)74 years56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Tenali, INmonthly rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)39.9 mm (1.6 in)33 years55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Pemfling-Pitzling, DEdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)24 years51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Aguai, BRdaily rain118.0 mm (4.6 in)86.2 mm (3.4 in)24 years50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Braunlage, DEdaily rain42.1 mm (1.7 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)32 years50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Puthendam, INdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)32 years50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Fazenda Vista Redonda, BRdaily rain97.5 mm (3.8 in)63.7 mm (2.5 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Zuerich/Fluntern, CHdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)32 years46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Rusel-Irlmoos, DEmonthly rain104.9 mm (4.1 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)22 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DEdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)32 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Descalvado, BRall-time rain142.6 mm (5.6 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)19 years44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Itatiba, BRdaily rain102.0 mm (4.0 in)70.0 mm (2.8 in)3 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Metten, DEmonthly rain47.7 mm (1.9 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)61 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1970Biddenham, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)81 years42 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 1970
Records on 02-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 521 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11804: 11810: 31814: 31834: 11839: 11843: 11845: 11846: 31847: 11849: 11850: 11856: 11861: 21867: 11869: 11872: 11874: 11875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 21881: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 21892: 41893: 21894: 21895: 11896: 31897: 51898: 21899: 11900: 41901: 91902: 31903: 101904: 211905: 91906: 201907: 391908: 111909: 231910: 251911: 211912: 351913: 291914: 341915: 531916: 471917: 2921918: 761919: 531920: 271921: 1481922: 2561923: 361924: 651925: 2751926: 931927: 2361928: 981929: 4351930: 8031931: 1741932: 2011933: 1501934: 6611935: 2351936: 5511937: 5831938: 2741939: 7061940: 1991941: 2601942: 3811943: 5361944: 5821945: 5601946: 2201947: 5151948: 6981949: 5091950: 4631951: 6551952: 5311953: 6511954: 7981955: 7821956: 5131957: 8591958: 9621959: 2511960: 5831961: 5901962: 5971963: 1,7641964: 3751965: 5511966: 6631967: 2951968: 1,0831969: 1,1321970: 5211971: 1,3911972: 6151973: 7541974: 1,0421975: 1,0321976: 5501977: 1,3431978: 1,5431979: 9941980: 7551981: 1,4351982: 1,1911983: 6291984: 7521985: 1,2041986: 1,1871987: 4251988: 6461989: 6981990: 1,8351991: 7361992: 7341993: 1,6861994: 1,1481995: 1,0641996: 1,7401997: 1,2081998: 1,2841999: 5932000: 1,2452001: 7052002: 1,4552003: 1,3152004: 6712005: 6102006: 5682007: 8022008: 1,4142009: 6242010: 1,4682011: 1,0262012: 7542013: 1,0452014: 3632015: 1,3482016: 5732017: 2,2272018: 2,1472019: 1,2592020: 8352021: 8872022: 1,8912023: 1,6392024: 7142025: 8822026: 6031794187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 521 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-22 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18041
18103
18143
18341
18391
18431
18451
18463
18471
18491
18501
18561
18612
18671
18691
18721
18741
18753
18761
18771
18782
18811
18851
18861
18871
18882
18893
18902
18912
18924
18932
18942
18951
18963
18975
18982
18991
19004
19019
19023
190310
190421
19059
190620
190739
190811
190923
191025
191121
191235
191329
191434
191553
191647
1917292
191876
191953
192027
1921148
1922256
192336
192465
1925275
192693
1927236
192898
1929435
1930803
1931174
1932201
1933150
1934661
1935235
1936551
1937583
1938274
1939706
1940199
1941260
1942381
1943536
1944582
1945560
1946220
1947515
1948698
1949509
1950463
1951655
1952531
1953651
1954798
1955782
1956513
1957859
1958962
1959251
1960583
1961590
1962597
19631,764
1964375
1965551
1966663
1967295
19681,083
19691,132
1970521
19711,391
1972615
1973754
19741,042
19751,032
1976550
19771,343
19781,543
1979994
1980755
19811,435
19821,191
1983629
1984752
19851,204
19861,187
1987425
1988646
1989698
19901,835
1991736
1992734
19931,686
19941,148
19951,064
19961,740
19971,208
19981,284
1999593
20001,245
2001705
20021,455
20031,315
2004671
2005610
2006568
2007802
20081,414
2009624
20101,468
20111,026
2012754
20131,045
2014363
20151,348
2016573
20172,227
20182,147
20191,259
2020835
2021887
20221,891
20231,639
2024714
2025882
2026603

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).