Weather Records on 22 February 1982

1,191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1982. Highest significance: Turner, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1982

On 22 February 1982, 1,191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
875 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,105 daily.
Turner set an all-time record daily snowfall of 46.2 cm (18.2 in) on 22 February 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,191 stations

1,191 station records on 22 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turner	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Turner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,191 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 652, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 22 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	652
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 22 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 85, daily 1,105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1982

Top 20 records on 22 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1982	Turner, US	all-time snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1982	Turner, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1982	Gagnoa, CI	monthly rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1982	Denton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Brady Aznoe, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Dolisie, CG	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Presa Pucuato, MX	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Inhambane, MZ	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Hartington, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Broken Bow 2 W, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Sharon Springs, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Chinook, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Halsey 2 W, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Lovell, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1982	Williams, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	39 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 1,191 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	920
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1