Weather Records on 22 February 1985

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1985. Highest significance: Noupoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 February 1985

On 22 February 1985, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
601 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,143 daily.
Noupoort set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 22 February 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 22 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Renfrow 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 467, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 22 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	467
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 22 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 59, daily 1,143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,003 broken records

Margins by which the 1,003 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1985

Top 20 records on 22 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1985	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1985	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1985	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1985	Joplin Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1985	Bristow, US	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Reydon 2SSE, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Marshall, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Renfrow 1 E, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Pana, US	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Bulverde, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Windsor, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Cushing, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Ballinger 2 NW, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Clinton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Itabera, BR	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1985	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	44 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,204 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	995
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1