Weather Records on 22 February 1980

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1980. Highest significance: Santa Terezinha, BR.

Key Facts for 22 February 1980

On 22 February 1980, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 736 daily.
Santa Terezinha set a daily record precipitation of 59.6 mm (2.3 in) on 22 February 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 22 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	299.7 cm (118.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1980

Top 20 records on 22 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1980	Santa Terezinha, BR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Ashland 2 SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Salvacao, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Dolores, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Dolores, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	New Orleans Algiers, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Newport, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Fife Lake 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Asheville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1980	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1980	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1980	Acude Riachao, BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1980	Rico, US	all-time snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1980	Areia Branca, BR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1980	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 755 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	572
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1