Weather Records on 22 February 1997

1,208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 1997

On 22 February 1997, 1,208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
778 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snow depth of 127.0 cm (50.0 in) on 22 February 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,208 stations

1,208 station records on 22 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.6 mm (8.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claiborne L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,208 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 421, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 357, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 22 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	421
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	357
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 22 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 97, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1997

Top 20 records on 22 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1997	Memphis, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1997	Saint Johns, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1997	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1997	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1997	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Standish 4NE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Yakutat AP, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Beatrice Hill, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Canon City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Rockville, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Avon, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Dover, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Alma, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Mt Morris 2W, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Avon, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1997	Franklin, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	49 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,208 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	967
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1