Weather Records on 22 February 1988

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1988. Highest significance: Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 February 1988

On 22 February 1988, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 617 daily.
Bloemfontein Airpor set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 22 February 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 22 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingstone	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Talea de Castro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 22 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 22 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1988

Top 20 records on 22 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1988	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1988	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1988	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1988	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1988	Vaalpan, ZA	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Postmasburg, ZA	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Hughenden, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Paysandu, UY	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Papkuil, ZA	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1988	Jerusalem Central, IL	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 646 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 25	476
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2