Weather Records on 22 February 1983

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1983. Highest significance: Crossett 2 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1983

On 22 February 1983, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 623 daily.
Crossett 2 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 22 February 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 22 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rodessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 22 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 22 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1983

Top 20 records on 22 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1983	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Des Moines, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Minden, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Carnarvon Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Mattoon, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Colfax, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1983	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1983	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1983	Ponte de Lima, PT	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1983	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1983	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1983	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1983	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	55 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 629 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	457
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1