Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022
Start: 2022-07-08
End: 2022-07-16
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022: 174 records at 161 stations, peak on 11 July 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022 set or tied 174 station records at 161 stations.
It ran from 8 July 2022 to 16 July 2022 (9 days) and its peak day was 11 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Pulaski 2 E set a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 11 July 2022.
The busiest day was 11 July 2022 with 78 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

8 to 16 July 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pulaski 2 E	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2022-07-11
Statesville 2 NNE	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2022-07-11
Mocksville 5SE	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-07-11
Tarboro 1 S	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2022-07-11
Fayetteville (Pwc)	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2022-07-11
Mt Airy 2 W	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2022-07-11
Warsaw 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2022-07-10
Marion	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-07-11
Louisburg	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2022-07-11
Lewisburg 3 N	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2022-07-11
Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2022-07-10
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2022-07-10
Morganton	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2022-07-11
Lenoir	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2022-07-11
Walhalla	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2022-07-11
Stevensville 2SW	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2022-07-10
Jackson	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-07-11
Reidsville 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2022-07-11
Carrollton	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2022-07-12
Summerville 4W	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2022-07-12

Records per Day

Peak day 78

Records set or tied each day from 8 July 2022 to 16 July 2022. The most in one day was 78 on 11 July 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022 ranked by margin
Reidsville 2 NW, 07-11	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Pulaski 2 E, 07-11	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Statesville 2 NNE, 07-11	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Jackson, 07-11	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Mocksville 5SE, 07-11	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Tarboro 1 S, 07-11	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Mt Airy 2 W, 07-11	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Warsaw 2 NW, 07-10	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Fayetteville (Pwc), 07-11	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Marion, 07-11	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Louisburg, 07-11	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Lewisburg 3 N, 07-11	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Auburn, 07-10	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Morganton, 07-11	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Stevensville 2SW, 07-10	1.7 C (3.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

174 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	101
6.1	108
5.0	123
3.4	123
2.7	120
2.8	104
2.7	120
2.8	120
2.2	123
2.2	103
2.2	123
1.7	128
1.6	103
1.1	120
1.2	123
0.6	116
1.7	95
5.5	63
6.2	53
0.6	120
0.5	126
0.6	126
5.0	53
0.5	123
1.1	95
6.1	39
3.3	61
4.5	61
0.5	91
3.3	63
3.9	59
1.1	88
2.8	75
0.5	88
2.8	60
2.8	68
3.9	61
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	80
3.4	49
4.5	52
2.8	65
2.8	59
2.2	68
2.2	57
0.6	80
2.8	52
5.0	43
1.1	72
2.3	68
3.9	43
5.0	43
1.1	63
1.7	59
2.3	59
2.8	52
2.8	52
1.6	59
2.7	52
1.2	68
1.1	64
5.6	24
2.2	53
1.7	52
2.7	47
0.5	72
1.7	59
1.2	60
0.5	59
5.6	13
0.5	68
1.7	43
1.1	52
0.6	59
1.6	59
0.6	65
0.5	60
2.2	49
6.1	12
0.6	59
1.7	52
2.2	52
0.5	60
3.4	37
1.1	53
3.3	25
2.8	43
0.5	61
1.6	28
0.6	57
1.7	43
3.4	36
3.9	25
0.5	59
2.8	41
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.6	57
1.1	39
1.1	52
0.5	52
2.2	23
5.0	8
2.3	23
1.2	43
3.3	12
2.8	37
0.6	39
1.7	43
0.6	43
1.7	25
3.9	8
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.2	23
2.2	37
4.5	12
3.4	19
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.3	27
0.5	43
1.6	29
0.6	40
2.8	16
4.4	7
1.7	25
2.2	27
2.2	25
0.6	43
1.1	32
2.8	12
3.3	12
1.7	28
1.1	39
1.6	25
0.5	23
0.6	25
1.1	24
1.7	25
2.2	12
1.1	32
0.5	16
0.6	13
1.7	31
1.6	20
0.6	25
1.1	20
1.1	31
2.2	9
1.1	25
1.1	24
0.5	8
0.6	31
1.1	12
0.6	19
0.5	20
1.1	12
0.5	28
0.5	4
1.6	9
0.6	17
0.6	7
0.6	13
0.5	12
1.7	8
0.6	7
1.1	9
0.5	8
0.5	8
0.6	9
0.5	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022 (this event)	174 records

Every Record Set

20 of 174

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 8 to 16 July 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-07-10	Warsaw 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-10	Auburn	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-10	Aberdeen Phillips Fld	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-10	Stevensville 2SW	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Pulaski 2 E	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-11	Statesville 2 NNE	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-11	Mocksville 5SE	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	123	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Tarboro 1 S	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	123	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Fayetteville (Pwc)	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	120	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Mt Airy 2 W	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Marion	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	120	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Louisburg	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Lewisburg 3 N	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Morganton	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	128	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Lenoir	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Walhalla	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	123	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Jackson	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	63	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-11	Reidsville 2 NW	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	53	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-12	Carrollton	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-12	Summerville 4W	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	120	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 174 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2022-07-08	1
2022-07-09	8
2022-07-10	70
2022-07-11	78
2022-07-12	10
2022-07-13	3
2022-07-14	2
2022-07-15	1
2022-07-16	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	101
6.1	108
5.0	123
3.4	123
2.7	120
2.8	104
2.7	120
2.8	120
2.2	123
2.2	103
2.2	123
1.7	128
1.6	103
1.1	120
1.2	123
0.6	116
1.7	95
5.5	63
6.2	53
0.6	120
0.5	126
0.6	126
5.0	53
0.5	123
1.1	95
6.1	39
3.3	61
4.5	61
0.5	91
3.3	63
3.9	59
1.1	88
2.8	75
0.5	88
2.8	60
2.8	68
3.9	61
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	80
3.4	49
4.5	52
2.8	65
2.8	59
2.2	68
2.2	57
0.6	80
2.8	52
5.0	43
1.1	72
2.3	68
3.9	43
5.0	43
1.1	63
1.7	59
2.3	59
2.8	52
2.8	52
1.6	59
2.7	52
1.2	68
1.1	64
5.6	24
2.2	53
1.7	52
2.7	47
0.5	72
1.7	59
1.2	60
0.5	59
5.6	13
0.5	68
1.7	43
1.1	52
0.6	59
1.6	59
0.6	65
0.5	60
2.2	49
6.1	12
0.6	59
1.7	52
2.2	52
0.5	60
3.4	37
1.1	53
3.3	25
2.8	43
0.5	61
1.6	28
0.6	57
1.7	43
3.4	36
3.9	25
0.5	59
2.8	41
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.6	57
1.1	39
1.1	52
0.5	52
2.2	23
5.0	8
2.3	23
1.2	43
3.3	12
2.8	37
0.6	39
1.7	43
0.6	43
1.7	25
3.9	8
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.2	23
2.2	37
4.5	12
3.4	19
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.3	27
0.5	43
1.6	29
0.6	40
2.8	16
4.4	7
1.7	25
2.2	27
2.2	25
0.6	43
1.1	32
2.8	12
3.3	12
1.7	28
1.1	39
1.6	25
0.5	23
0.6	25
1.1	24
1.7	25
2.2	12
1.1	32
0.5	16
0.6	13
1.7	31
1.6	20
0.6	25
1.1	20
1.1	31
2.2	9
1.1	25
1.1	24
0.5	8
0.6	31
1.1	12
0.6	19
0.5	20
1.1	12
0.5	28
0.5	4
1.6	9
0.6	17
0.6	7
0.6	13
0.5	12
1.7	8
0.6	7
1.1	9
0.5	8
0.5	8
0.6	9
0.5	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	101
6.1	108
5.0	123
3.4	123
2.7	120
2.8	104
2.7	120
2.8	120
2.2	123
2.2	103
2.2	123
1.7	128
1.6	103
1.1	120
1.2	123
0.6	116
1.7	95
5.5	63
6.2	53
0.6	120
0.5	126
0.6	126
5.0	53
0.5	123
1.1	95
6.1	39
3.3	61
4.5	61
0.5	91
3.3	63
3.9	59
1.1	88
2.8	75
0.5	88
2.8	60
2.8	68
3.9	61
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	80
3.4	49
4.5	52
2.8	65
2.8	59
2.2	68
2.2	57
0.6	80
2.8	52
5.0	43
1.1	72
2.3	68
3.9	43
5.0	43
1.1	63
1.7	59
2.3	59
2.8	52
2.8	52
1.6	59
2.7	52
1.2	68
1.1	64
5.6	24
2.2	53
1.7	52
2.7	47
0.5	72
1.7	59
1.2	60
0.5	59
5.6	13
0.5	68
1.7	43
1.1	52
0.6	59
1.6	59
0.6	65
0.5	60
2.2	49
6.1	12
0.6	59
1.7	52
2.2	52
0.5	60
3.4	37
1.1	53
3.3	25
2.8	43
0.5	61
1.6	28
0.6	57
1.7	43
3.4	36
3.9	25
0.5	59
2.8	41
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.6	57
1.1	39
1.1	52
0.5	52
2.2	23
5.0	8
2.3	23
1.2	43
3.3	12
2.8	37
0.6	39
1.7	43
0.6	43
1.7	25
3.9	8
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.2	23
2.2	37
4.5	12
3.4	19
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.3	27
0.5	43
1.6	29
0.6	40
2.8	16
4.4	7
1.7	25
2.2	27
2.2	25
0.6	43
1.1	32
2.8	12
3.3	12
1.7	28
1.1	39
1.6	25
0.5	23
0.6	25
1.1	24
1.7	25
2.2	12
1.1	32
0.5	16
0.6	13
1.7	31
1.6	20
0.6	25
1.1	20
1.1	31
2.2	9
1.1	25
1.1	24
0.5	8
0.6	31
1.1	12
0.6	19
0.5	20
1.1	12
0.5	28
0.5	4
1.6	9
0.6	17
0.6	7
0.6	13
0.5	12
1.7	8
0.6	7
1.1	9
0.5	8
0.5	8
0.6	9
0.5	3

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	101
6.1	108
5.0	123
3.4	123
2.7	120
2.8	104
2.7	120
2.8	120
2.2	123
2.2	103
2.2	123
1.7	128
1.6	103
1.1	120
1.2	123
0.6	116
1.7	95
5.5	63
6.2	53
0.6	120
0.5	126
0.6	126
5.0	53
0.5	123
1.1	95
6.1	39
3.3	61
4.5	61
0.5	91
3.3	63
3.9	59
1.1	88
2.8	75
0.5	88
2.8	60
2.8	68
3.9	61
2.2	68
2.2	72
0.6	80
3.4	49
4.5	52
2.8	65
2.8	59
2.2	68
2.2	57
0.6	80
2.8	52
5.0	43
1.1	72
2.3	68
3.9	43
5.0	43
1.1	63
1.7	59
2.3	59
2.8	52
2.8	52
1.6	59
2.7	52
1.2	68
1.1	64
5.6	24
2.2	53
1.7	52
2.7	47
0.5	72
1.7	59
1.2	60
0.5	59
5.6	13
0.5	68
1.7	43
1.1	52
0.6	59
1.6	59
0.6	65
0.5	60
2.2	49
6.1	12
0.6	59
1.7	52
2.2	52
0.5	60
3.4	37
1.1	53
3.3	25
2.8	43
0.5	61
1.6	28
0.6	57
1.7	43
3.4	36
3.9	25
0.5	59
2.8	41
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.5	59
0.6	57
1.1	39
1.1	52
0.5	52
2.2	23
5.0	8
2.3	23
1.2	43
3.3	12
2.8	37
0.6	39
1.7	43
0.6	43
1.7	25
3.9	8
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.2	23
2.2	37
4.5	12
3.4	19
3.9	12
1.1	43
2.3	27
0.5	43
1.6	29
0.6	40
2.8	16
4.4	7
1.7	25
2.2	27
2.2	25
0.6	43
1.1	32
2.8	12
3.3	12
1.7	28
1.1	39
1.6	25
0.5	23
0.6	25
1.1	24
1.7	25
2.2	12
1.1	32
0.5	16
0.6	13
1.7	31
1.6	20
0.6	25
1.1	20
1.1	31
2.2	9
1.1	25
1.1	24
0.5	8
0.6	31
1.1	12
0.6	19
0.5	20
1.1	12
0.5	28
0.5	4
1.6	9
0.6	17
0.6	7
0.6	13
0.5	12
1.7	8
0.6	7
1.1	9
0.5	8
0.5	8
0.6	9
0.5	3