Weather Records on 22 February 1975

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 1975. Highest significance: Yerilla, AU.

Key Facts for 22 February 1975

On 22 February 1975, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 971 daily.
Yerilla set an all-time record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 22 February 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 22 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jeedamya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meeberrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 452, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 22 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 22 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 45, daily 971.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1041.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 1975

Top 20 records on 22 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1975	Yerilla, AU	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	67 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 February 1975	Kookynie, AU	all-time rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Mattoon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Murgoo, AU	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Twin Peaks, AU	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Noongall, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Yundamindra, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Penong (Penalumba), AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1975	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Neosho, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Jeedamya, AU	all-time rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Meeberrie, AU	monthly rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Lakeside, AU	all-time rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Glenorn, AU	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Cook, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1975	Steigen, NO	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	53 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 1,032 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	877
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1