Weather Records on 22 February 2017

2,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2017. Highest significance: Altastenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 22 February 2017

On 22 February 2017, 2,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,639 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 2,106 daily.
Altastenberg set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 22 February 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 22 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mill	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,227 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 693, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 946, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 470, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	693
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	946
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	470
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 120, daily 2,106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,872 broken records

Margins by which the 1,872 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2017

Top 20 records on 22 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2017	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2017	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2017	Ginneken, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2017	Zundert, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	McDermitt, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Nuland, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Mill, NL	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	McDermitt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Cedar Rapids #1, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Sibu, MY	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2017	Biser, RU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2017	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2017	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2017	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2017	Kouvola Anjala, FI	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 2,227 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 20	1,821
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5