Weather Records on 22 February 1941

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1941. Highest significance: Prince Albert, CA.

Key Facts for 22 February 1941

On 22 February 1941, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 258 daily.
Prince Albert set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 22 February 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 22 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 22 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 22 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1941

Top 20 records on 22 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1941	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1941	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1941	Gorlitz, DE	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1941	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1941	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1941	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1941	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Galway, IE	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1941	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	56 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 260 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 50	191
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1