Weather Records on 28 February 1903

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1903. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 28 February 1903

On 28 February 1903, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 44 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set a daily record high maximum temperature of 14.2 C (57.6 F) on 28 February 1903.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 28 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.

Records on 28 February 1903 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1903

Top 20 records on 28 February 1903 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1903	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1903	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Maryland, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Saint John, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Pitea, SE	daily rain	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Quebec, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Sydney, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Halifax, CA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Chatham, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Chatham, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1903	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	13 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

1796 to 1903

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1903. 1903 had 49 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1799	1
1814	1
1836	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	2
1849	1
1858	3
1860	1
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	3
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	1
1890	1
1893	5
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1898	1
1899	1
1900	6
1901	4
1902	22
1903	49
1904	10
1905	7
1906	30
1907	17
1908	34
1909	10
1910	39
1911	43
1912	29
1913	21
1914	66
1915	15
1916	44
1917	26
1918	13
1919	52
1920	45
1921	136
1922	102
1923	58
1924	98
1925	91
1926	140
1927	73
1928	72
1929	211
1930	132
1931	197
1932	649
1933	139
1934	821
1935	375
1936	311
1937	315
1938	275
1939	1,084
1940	602
1941	404
1942	291
1943	275
1944	468
1945	298
1946	336
1947	431
1948	1,017
1949	593
1950	480
1951	684
1952	239
1953	304
1954	519
1955	881
1956	336
1957	234
1958	622
1959	360
1960	1,068
1961	311
1962	2,575
1963	564
1964	265
1965	413
1966	604
1967	611
1968	640
1969	384
1970	545
1971	811
1972	1,325
1973	516
1974	568
1975	429
1976	1,155
1977	419
1978	1,057
1979	563
1980	926
1981	1,035
1982	797
1983	950
1984	1,175
1985	596
1986	1,293
1987	1,820
1988	810
1989	1,083
1990	1,394
1991	594
1992	1,154
1993	1,303
1994	1,320
1995	1,205
1996	1,555
1997	1,441
1998	1,055
1999	809
2000	1,239
2001	1,187
2002	1,619
2003	744
2004	896
2005	1,011
2006	1,257
2007	1,196
2008	897
2009	1,016
2010	900
2011	1,423
2012	820
2013	732
2014	1,279
2015	1,686
2016	1,000
2017	869
2018	1,502
2019	998
2020	583
2021	855
2022	748
2023	1,083
2024	1,108
2025	729
2026	1,477

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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 5	35
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1