Weather Records on 22 February 2016

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2016. Highest significance: Wiseman, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 2016

On 22 February 2016, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 546 daily.
Wiseman set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 22 February 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 22 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wiseman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo Obsy	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiseman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerman	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trostberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batna	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laboulaye Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malargue	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 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 2016

Top 20 records on 22 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2016	Wiseman, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2016	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly high max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Silchar, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Rapa, PF	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Wien, AT	daily high max	19.7 C (67.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Wien, AT	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Batesburg, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Brocken, DE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Parker, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	San Augustine, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Sonnblick, AT	daily high min	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2016	Tashkent, UZ	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	40 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 573 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 25	485
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2