Weather Records on 22 February 1998

1,284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1998. Highest significance: Fairview Outstation, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1998

On 22 February 1998, 1,284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
889 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,257 daily.
Fairview Outstation set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 22 February 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,284 stations

1,284 station records on 22 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Davey (Melaleuca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Citrus Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,284 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 568, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	568
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,048 broken records

Margins by which the 1,048 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1998

Top 20 records on 22 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1998	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1998	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Redlands, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Newman, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Brunswick, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Shiptons Flat, AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Patterson, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Weatherford, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Port Davey (Melaleuca), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Palizada, MX	all-time high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge), MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Gilroy, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Springview 2NW, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1998	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	39 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,284 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 20	1,001
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1