Weather Records on 22 February 2011

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2011. Highest significance: New Cumberland L/D, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 2011

On 22 February 2011, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,001 daily.
New Cumberland L/D set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 22 February 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 22 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loyalhanna Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sagamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 22 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 22 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 17, daily 1,001.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2011

Top 20 records on 22 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2011	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2011	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2011	Steubenville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2011	Terry, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2011	Locke 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2011	Salina 3 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Lake Sharpe Prj, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Putneyville 2 SE Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Belleville L&D, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Hollister 2, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Eureka Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Piketon, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Gaylord, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2011	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	96 years	49 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,026 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	743
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1