Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022

Name: Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022
Start: 2022-02-05
End: 2022-02-21
Location: United States

Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022: 2,232 records at 1,117 stations, peak on 10 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022 set or tied 2,232 station records at 1,117 stations.
It ran from 5 February 2022 to 21 February 2022 (17 days) and its peak day was 10 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Brookings set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.2 C (81.0 F) on 10 February 2022.
The busiest day was 10 February 2022 with 514 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 164 years.

Footprint

5 to 21 February 2022

The area covered by Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Brookings	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2022-02-10
Chico UNIV Farm	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2022-02-11
Amherst	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2022-02-18
Lemon Cove	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2022-02-13
Haverhill	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2022-02-18
Emporia 1 WNW	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2022-02-18
Colfax	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2022-02-09
De Sabla	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2022-02-10
Newman	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2022-02-13
Gardiner	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2022-02-18
Cedarville	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2022-02-14
Calistoga	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2022-02-10
Bend	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2022-02-11
Crater Lake Nps HQ	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2022-02-11
Downieville	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2022-02-10
Hyannis	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2022-02-18
Nevada City	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2022-02-11
Pilot Rock 1 SE	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2022-02-11
Wasco	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2022-02-13
Grants Pass	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-02-13

Records per Day

Peak day 514

Records set or tied each day from 5 February 2022 to 21 February 2022. The most in one day was 514 on 10 February 2022.

Records per day during Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022
Date	Records
2022-02-05	11
2022-02-06	106
2022-02-07	80
2022-02-08	77
2022-02-09	215
2022-02-10	514
2022-02-11	316
2022-02-12	192
2022-02-13	153
2022-02-14	50
2022-02-15	26
2022-02-16	48
2022-02-17	166
2022-02-18	213
2022-02-19	44
2022-02-20	18
2022-02-21	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022 ranked by margin
Brookings, 02-10	7.2 C (13.0 F)
Amherst, 02-18	6.7 C (12.1 F)
Gardiner, 02-18	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Haverhill, 02-18	5.5 C (9.9 F)
Emporia 1 WNW, 02-18	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Lemon Cove, 02-13	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Bend, 02-11	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Cedarville, 02-14	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Crater Lake Nps HQ, 02-11	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Colfax, 02-09	2.8 C (5.0 F)
De Sabla, 02-10	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Calistoga, 02-10	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Downieville, 02-10	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Hyannis, 02-18	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Pilot Rock 1 SE, 02-11	2.8 C (5.0 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

500 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 Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.2	88
0.5	101
6.7	127
3.9	112
5.5	111
4.4	128
2.8	104
2.8	115
0.5	91
6.2	132
3.8	115
2.8	104
3.9	98
3.3	102
2.8	100
2.8	124
2.2	115
2.3	98
1.7	123
2.8	104
2.7	120
1.2	104
1.1	68
1.6	98
3.9	94
1.7	98
1.7	102
1.6	98
1.1	96
1.6	94
1.1	120
2.2	92
4.5	67
3.3	92
2.2	70
1.1	130
1.7	111
1.2	67
1.1	111
0.6	108
0.6	100
1.1	111
1.2	115
0.5	106
1.1	104
1.1	107
1.7	96
1.1	131
0.6	141
2.8	96
0.6	123
1.1	104
1.1	98
2.2	88
0.6	130
2.2	90
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	98
0.5	122
6.1	71
3.9	79
3.3	83
2.2	96
0.6	104
0.6	110
0.6	98
1.1	95
0.5	164
0.6	95
2.8	84
1.1	91
0.5	74
0.6	95
1.7	59
0.6	92
1.7	79
1.1	84
1.1	88
1.2	92
0.5	94
1.6	92
1.1	65
6.6	67
2.3	80
2.8	71
0.5	90
2.2	49
0.5	92
0.6	88
1.2	79
0.5	88
1.1	79
0.6	53
2.7	74
1.2	84
2.8	40
1.1	79
1.1	44
4.5	52
1.7	79
4.4	71
0.6	79
0.5	79
0.5	79
0.5	79
0.5	84
3.3	68
2.2	71
0.6	83
5.0	71
3.4	71
7.2	40
4.5	71
0.6	78
0.6	82
1.2	76
3.4	72
1.1	79
3.4	70
2.2	70
0.5	76
2.2	35
1.2	71
0.6	76
3.3	68
1.6	71
2.2	71
2.2	68
0.5	53
2.8	71
2.8	68
3.9	71
3.9	60
6.6	40
1.1	70
1.1	74
0.6	76
1.7	71
0.6	76
1.1	70
0.6	74
0.5	79
4.4	60
2.2	60
3.3	51
3.9	39
1.6	60
6.1	40
2.2	71
2.2	71
0.6	75
5.0	60
0.6	71
1.7	32
0.6	71
2.3	52
0.6	71
2.8	60
1.7	71
1.7	68
1.1	71
3.9	59
1.1	67
5.0	60
0.6	52
0.6	79
0.6	44
1.1	44
3.3	60
3.9	52
0.5	44
1.6	64
3.9	51
2.2	60
7.8	40
0.6	70
1.7	68
2.8	60
1.7	59
2.2	59
1.1	68
1.1	68
1.2	68
1.1	64
1.1	64
1.1	68
2.2	70
1.2	60
1.1	66
1.7	60
2.8	51
1.1	36
2.2	51
2.8	51
6.7	20
1.2	40
0.5	68
0.6	68
4.4	40

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022 (this event)	2,232 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,232

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in United States, 5 to 21 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-09	Colfax	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-10	Brookings	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-10	De Sabla	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-10	Calistoga	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-10	Downieville	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-11	Chico UNIV Farm	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-11	Bend	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-11	Crater Lake Nps HQ	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-11	Nevada City	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-11	Pilot Rock 1 SE	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-13	Lemon Cove	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-13	Newman	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-13	Wasco	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-13	Grants Pass	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-14	Cedarville	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	115	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Amherst	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	127	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Haverhill	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	111	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Emporia 1 WNW	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	128	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Gardiner	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	132	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-02-18	Hyannis	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	124	45 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,232 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

Download the Data

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.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.2	88
0.5	101
6.7	127
3.9	112
5.5	111
4.4	128
2.8	104
2.8	115
0.5	91
6.2	132
3.8	115
2.8	104
3.9	98
3.3	102
2.8	100
2.8	124
2.2	115
2.3	98
1.7	123
2.8	104
2.7	120
1.2	104
1.1	68
1.6	98
3.9	94
1.7	98
1.7	102
1.6	98
1.1	96
1.6	94
1.1	120
2.2	92
4.5	67
3.3	92
2.2	70
1.1	130
1.7	111
1.2	67
1.1	111
0.6	108
0.6	100
1.1	111
1.2	115
0.5	106
1.1	104
1.1	107
1.7	96
1.1	131
0.6	141
2.8	96
0.6	123
1.1	104
1.1	98
2.2	88
0.6	130
2.2	90
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	98
0.5	122
6.1	71
3.9	79
3.3	83
2.2	96
0.6	104
0.6	110
0.6	98
1.1	95
0.5	164
0.6	95
2.8	84
1.1	91
0.5	74
0.6	95
1.7	59
0.6	92
1.7	79
1.1	84
1.1	88
1.2	92
0.5	94
1.6	92
1.1	65
6.6	67
2.3	80
2.8	71
0.5	90
2.2	49
0.5	92
0.6	88
1.2	79
0.5	88
1.1	79
0.6	53
2.7	74
1.2	84
2.8	40
1.1	79
1.1	44
4.5	52
1.7	79
4.4	71
0.6	79
0.5	79
0.5	79
0.5	79
0.5	84
3.3	68
2.2	71
0.6	83
5.0	71
3.4	71
7.2	40
4.5	71
0.6	78
0.6	82
1.2	76
3.4	72
1.1	79
3.4	70
2.2	70
0.5	76
2.2	35
1.2	71
0.6	76
3.3	68
1.6	71
2.2	71
2.2	68
0.5	53
2.8	71
2.8	68
3.9	71
3.9	60
6.6	40
1.1	70
1.1	74
0.6	76
1.7	71
0.6	76
1.1	70
0.6	74
0.5	79
4.4	60
2.2	60
3.3	51
3.9	39
1.6	60
6.1	40
2.2	71
2.2	71
0.6	75
5.0	60
0.6	71
1.7	32
0.6	71
2.3	52
0.6	71
2.8	60
1.7	71
1.7	68
1.1	71
3.9	59
1.1	67
5.0	60
0.6	52
0.6	79
0.6	44
1.1	44
3.3	60
3.9	52
0.5	44
1.6	64
3.9	51
2.2	60
7.8	40
0.6	70
1.7	68
2.8	60
1.7	59
2.2	59
1.1	68
1.1	68
1.2	68
1.1	64
1.1	64
1.1	68
2.2	70
1.2	60
1.1	66
1.7	60
2.8	51
1.1	36
2.2	51
2.8	51
6.7	20
1.2	40
0.5	68
0.6	68
4.4	40

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.2	88
0.5	101
6.7	127
3.9	112
5.5	111
4.4	128
2.8	104
2.8	115
0.5	91
6.2	132
3.8	115
2.8	104
3.9	98
3.3	102
2.8	100
2.8	124
2.2	115
2.3	98
1.7	123
2.8	104
2.7	120
1.2	104
1.1	68
1.6	98
3.9	94
1.7	98
1.7	102
1.6	98
1.1	96
1.6	94
1.1	120
2.2	92
4.5	67
3.3	92
2.2	70
1.1	130
1.7	111
1.2	67
1.1	111
0.6	108
0.6	100
1.1	111
1.2	115
0.5	106
1.1	104
1.1	107
1.7	96
1.1	131
0.6	141
2.8	96
0.6	123
1.1	104
1.1	98
2.2	88
0.6	130
2.2	90
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	98
0.5	122
6.1	71
3.9	79
3.3	83
2.2	96
0.6	104
0.6	110
0.6	98
1.1	95
0.5	164
0.6	95
2.8	84
1.1	91
0.5	74
0.6	95
1.7	59
0.6	92
1.7	79
1.1	84
1.1	88
1.2	92
0.5	94
1.6	92
1.1	65
6.6	67
2.3	80
2.8	71
0.5	90
2.2	49
0.5	92
0.6	88
1.2	79
0.5	88
1.1	79
0.6	53
2.7	74
1.2	84
2.8	40
1.1	79
1.1	44
4.5	52
1.7	79
4.4	71
0.6	79
0.5	79
0.5	79
0.5	79
0.5	84
3.3	68
2.2	71
0.6	83
5.0	71
3.4	71
7.2	40
4.5	71
0.6	78
0.6	82
1.2	76
3.4	72
1.1	79
3.4	70
2.2	70
0.5	76
2.2	35
1.2	71
0.6	76
3.3	68
1.6	71
2.2	71
2.2	68
0.5	53
2.8	71
2.8	68
3.9	71
3.9	60
6.6	40
1.1	70
1.1	74
0.6	76
1.7	71
0.6	76
1.1	70
0.6	74
0.5	79
4.4	60
2.2	60
3.3	51
3.9	39
1.6	60
6.1	40
2.2	71
2.2	71
0.6	75
5.0	60
0.6	71
1.7	32
0.6	71
2.3	52
0.6	71
2.8	60
1.7	71
1.7	68
1.1	71
3.9	59
1.1	67
5.0	60
0.6	52
0.6	79
0.6	44
1.1	44
3.3	60
3.9	52
0.5	44
1.6	64
3.9	51
2.2	60
7.8	40
0.6	70
1.7	68
2.8	60
1.7	59
2.2	59
1.1	68
1.1	68
1.2	68
1.1	64
1.1	64
1.1	68
2.2	70
1.2	60
1.1	66
1.7	60
2.8	51
1.1	36
2.2	51
2.8	51
6.7	20
1.2	40
0.5	68
0.6	68
4.4	40