Weather Records on 22 February 1976

550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1976. Highest significance: Nannup, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1976

On 22 February 1976, 550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 536 daily.
Nannup set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 22 February 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

550 stations

550 station records on 22 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South Edwards 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

550 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1976

Top 20 records on 22 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1976	Nannup, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Collie, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Geneva, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Charlottetown A, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Itagua, BR	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Little Valley, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1976	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 550 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 50	410
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1