Weather Records on 22 February 2001

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2001. Highest significance: Saentis, CH.

Key Facts for 22 February 2001

On 22 February 2001, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 686 daily.
Saentis set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 22 February 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 22 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 126, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 22 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	126
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 22 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2001

Top 20 records on 22 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2001	Saentis, CH	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2001	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2001	Landor, AU	all-time rain	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2001	Shahat, LY	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2001	Illgararie, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Chester, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Millstream, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Tangadee, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2001	Biloxi, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 705 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	529
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1