Weather Records on 22 February 2003

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2003. Highest significance: Mudgee (George Street), AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 2003

On 22 February 2003, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Mudgee (George Street) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 169.0 mm (6.7 in) on 22 February 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 22 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wollar (Maree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Budgee Budgee (Botobolar Viney	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galambine (Gooree Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Greenmantle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Brogo (Upper Brogo Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogunbil (Beana Brae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrabee (Murrumbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 817, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 22 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	817
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 22 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 41, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,158 broken records

Margins by which the 1,158 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2003

Top 20 records on 22 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2003	Mudgee (George Street), AU	all-time rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	125 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 February 2003	Wollar (Maree), AU	all-time rain	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Budgee Budgee (Botobolar Viney, AU	all-time rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Ilford (Tara), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2003	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2003	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2003	Quandialla Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2003	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2003	Port Huron, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2003	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2003	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	56 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,315 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	1,054
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2