Weather Records on 22 February 2000

1,245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2000. Highest significance: Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 2000

On 22 February 2000, 1,245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
659 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,183 daily.
Tilpa (Tongo Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.0 mm (5.5 in) on 22 February 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,245 stations

1,245 station records on 22 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Linga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Apoinga (Wilivere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowaldie (Carramar Stud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky River (Brookland Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vivonne Bay (Dumfries)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton (Eversley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rhynie (Salters Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,245 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 504, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 22 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	504
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 22 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 58, daily 1,183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2000

Top 20 records on 22 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2000	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	monthly rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Cobar (Tambua), AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Izium, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Quilpie Airport, AU	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Frankfort, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2000	Manoora, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Keyneton, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Comongin North, AU	all-time rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2000	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	57 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,245 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	986
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1