Weather Records on 22 February 1917

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1917. Highest significance: Peterborough, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1917

On 22 February 1917, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 286 daily.
Peterborough set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 22 February 1917.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 22 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Nangeela)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Wondo Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 22 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1917

Top 20 records on 22 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1917	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Neds Corner Homestead, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Casterton (Nangeela), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Nhill, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Kerang (Tragowell), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Calivil, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1917	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1917	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1917	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	32 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 292 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	230
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2