Weather Records on 1 February 2022

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2022. Highest significance: Broome Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 1 February 2022

On 1 February 2022, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 252 daily.
Broome Airport set a daily record precipitation of 322.6 mm (12.7 in) on 1 February 2022.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 1 February 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	322.6 mm (12.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mobella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granger Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Smith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stromlo Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ormiston Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mutsu	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 February 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 February 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2022

Top 20 records on 1 February 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2022	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	322.6 mm (12.7 in)	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2022	Somerville Dam, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Broken Hill Airport AWS, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Caldwell, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Columbus, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Erldunda, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Dime Box, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Pt Comfort, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Austwell, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Yoakum, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Connaught, IE	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 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

1795 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 254 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

Download the Data

Data for records on 2022-02-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	183
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1