Weather Records on 22 February 1978

1,543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1978. Highest significance: Van Wert 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1978

On 22 February 1978, 1,543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 603 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,503 daily.
Van Wert 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 22 February 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,543 stations

1,543 station records on 22 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manhuacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flashman Twr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,543 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 353, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 126, Deepest snow cover 454.

Records on 22 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	353
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	126
Deepest snow cover	454

Records on 22 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 32, daily 1,503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,260 broken records

Margins by which the 1,260 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 1978

Top 20 records on 22 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Defiance, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Waverly, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Put-In-Bay, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1978	Brookville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1978	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1978	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1978	Andrews, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	56 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 1,543 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	1,097
100 to 200	113
200 to 300	38
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1