Weather Records on 22 February 2012

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2012. Highest significance: Vilsandi, EE.

Key Facts for 22 February 2012

On 22 February 2012, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 697 daily.
Vilsandi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 22 February 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 22 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Powder River Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shell Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sigonella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buholmrasa Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Overhalla - Unnset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burroughs Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nez Perce Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Degerfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baramossa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Twin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Otteroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pigtail Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pampas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orkelljunga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Pass E.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2012

Top 20 records on 22 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2012	Vilsandi, EE	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2012	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2012	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2012	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2012	Leiter 9N, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2012	Powder River Pass, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2012	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Shell Creek, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Sigonella, IT	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	The Dalles, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Bear Lake, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Buholmrasa Fyr, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Crystal Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Finca Ocotlan, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Dunollie, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Overhalla - Unnset, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2012	Bradford, GB	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	100 years	47 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 754 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	572
2017	2,227
2018	2,147
2019	1,258
2020	835
2021	887
2022	1,891
2023	1,637
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	604
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1