Weather Records on 22 February 1990

1,835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1990. Highest significance: Svirica, RU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1990

On 22 February 1990, 1,835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,210 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,730 daily.
Svirica set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 22 February 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,835 stations

1,835 station records on 22 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rossvatn - Heggmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,835 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 790, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 448, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 22 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	790
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	448
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 22 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 103, daily 1,730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,629 broken records

Margins by which the 1,629 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 1990

Top 20 records on 22 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1990	Svirica, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Susendal, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Anthony, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Ft Wayne Intl AP, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Klimpfjall, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Jormlien, SE	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	Ionia 2SSW, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1990	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Toledo Express AP, US	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Garrison, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Leipikvattnet, SE	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Elkhart, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1990	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	111 years	52 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,835 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	1,598
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1