Weather Records on 22 February 1972

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1972. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 February 1972

On 22 February 1972, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 601 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 22 February 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 22 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 22 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 22 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1972

Top 20 records on 22 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1972	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Contest, ZA	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1972	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Uitkyk, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Blyde (Bos), ZA	daily rain	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1972	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 615 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	501
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1