Weather Records on 22 February 2008

1,414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2008. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 2008

On 22 February 2008, 1,414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
636 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,374 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 22 February 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,414 stations

1,414 station records on 22 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panama City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tardie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,414 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 452, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 162, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 22 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	452
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	162
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 22 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,151 broken records

Margins by which the 1,151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2008

Top 20 records on 22 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2008	Madison, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	94 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2008	Paynes Find, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2008	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2008	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Clanton, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Oceanside Marina, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Newark Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Urgench, UZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Barnong, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Bakke, NO	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Burnerbinmah, AU	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2008	Panama City 5N, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	46 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 1,414 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	1,066
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2