Weather Records on 22 February 1948

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1948. Highest significance: Bulong, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1948

On 22 February 1948, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 663 daily.
Bulong set an all-time record daily precipitation of 153.9 mm (6.1 in) on 22 February 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 22 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Daveyhurst Mulwarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Day Dawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgee Birrigrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 22 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 22 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 22, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1948

Top 20 records on 22 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1948	Bulong, AU	all-time rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	all-time rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Daveyhurst Mulwarrie, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Karonie, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Challa, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Ora Banda, AU	all-time rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Zanthus, AU	all-time rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1948	Milgun, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Malcolm, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Belele, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Coodingnow, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Wondinong, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Cullculli, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Day Dawn, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Nannine, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1948	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	52 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 698 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 200	615
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1