Weather Records on 22 February 2004

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2004. Highest significance: Imperial, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 2004

On 22 February 2004, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 621 daily.
Imperial set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 22 February 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 22 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Canelas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aasiaat	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Ojito de Camellones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Tarahumar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wajima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 22 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 22 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2004

Top 20 records on 22 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2004	Imperial, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2004	Canelas, MX	monthly rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2004	Erzurum, TR	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2004	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Calexico 2 NE, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Batacosa, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Presa Rodriguez, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	La Poza Honda, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Valle de Las Palmas, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Seward AP, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Tadotsu, JP	daily high max	24.7 C (76.5 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Yecora (Dge), MX	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Aasiaat, GL	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Santo Tomas, MX	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2004	Albion, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 671 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 25	535
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1