Weather Records on 22 February 1974

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1974. Highest significance: Ionia 2SSW, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1974

On 22 February 1974, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,015 daily.
Ionia 2SSW set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 February 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 22 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forestport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 176, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	176
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 1,015.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

921 broken records

Margins by which the 921 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1974

Top 20 records on 22 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1974	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1974	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1974	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1974	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1974	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Chicago UNIV, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Rochelle 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Charlotte, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Cornwall, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Gaylord, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Klipbanksfontein, ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1974	Newport, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	51 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 1,042 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).