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Weather Records on 28 February 1908

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1908. Highest significance: Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1908

  • On 28 February 1908, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Winnipeg St Johns Coll set a daily record snowfall of 6.4 cm (2.5 in) on 28 February 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1908 34 station records on 28 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 28 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.8 C (96.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 28 February 1908 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 28 February 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1908 by timescale Records on 28 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 28 February 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1908 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 710 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 107
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1908
Top 20 records on 28 February 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)3.9 cm (1.5 in)34 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Umea, SEdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Pitea, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Sydney, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Vestervig, DKdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Lund, SEdaily rain8.3 mm (0.33 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Stockholm, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Robertson, ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max35.8 C (96.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908West Terschelling, NLdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 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 1908
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21799: 11814: 11836: 11844: 11846: 11847: 11848: 21849: 11858: 31860: 11866: 11868: 11870: 21873: 11875: 31876: 21877: 11878: 21879: 11880: 31882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 71889: 11890: 11893: 51894: 41895: 31896: 11897: 31898: 11899: 11900: 61901: 41902: 221903: 491904: 101905: 71906: 301907: 171908: 341909: 101910: 391911: 431912: 291913: 211914: 661915: 151916: 441917: 261918: 131919: 521920: 451921: 1361922: 1021923: 581924: 981925: 911926: 1401927: 731928: 721929: 2111930: 1321931: 1971932: 6491933: 1391934: 8211935: 3751936: 3111937: 3151938: 2751939: 1,0841940: 6021941: 4041942: 2911943: 2751944: 4681945: 2981946: 3361947: 4311948: 1,0171949: 5931950: 4801951: 6841952: 2391953: 3041954: 5191955: 8811956: 3361957: 2341958: 6221959: 3601960: 1,0681961: 3111962: 2,5751963: 5641964: 2651965: 4131966: 6041967: 6111968: 6401969: 3841970: 5451971: 8111972: 1,3241973: 5161974: 5681975: 4291976: 1,1551977: 4191978: 1,0571979: 5631980: 9261981: 1,0351982: 7971983: 9501984: 1,1751985: 5961986: 1,2931987: 1,8201988: 8101989: 1,0831990: 1,3941991: 5941992: 1,1541993: 1,3031994: 1,3201995: 1,2051996: 1,5551997: 1,4411998: 1,0551999: 8092000: 1,2392001: 1,1872002: 1,6192003: 7442004: 8962005: 1,0112006: 1,2572007: 1,1962008: 8972009: 1,0162010: 9002011: 1,4232012: 8202013: 7322014: 1,2802015: 1,6862016: 1,0002017: 8692018: 1,4992019: 9952020: 5802021: 8542022: 7472023: 1,0822024: 1,1072025: 7281796187718971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-28 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17991
18141
18361
18441
18461
18471
18482
18491
18583
18601
18661
18681
18702
18731
18753
18762
18771
18782
18791
18803
18822
18832
18842
18852
18862
18871
18887
18891
18901
18935
18944
18953
18961
18973
18981
18991
19006
19014
190222
190349
190410
19057
190630
190717
190834
190910
191039
191143
191229
191321
191466
191515
191644
191726
191813
191952
192045
1921136
1922102
192358
192498
192591
1926140
192773
192872
1929211
1930132
1931197
1932649
1933139
1934821
1935375
1936311
1937315
1938275
19391,084
1940602
1941404
1942291
1943275
1944468
1945298
1946336
1947431
19481,017
1949593
1950480
1951684
1952239
1953304
1954519
1955881
1956336
1957234
1958622
1959360
19601,068
1961311
19622,575
1963564
1964265
1965413
1966604
1967611
1968640
1969384
1970545
1971811
19721,324
1973516
1974568
1975429
19761,155
1977419
19781,057
1979563
1980926
19811,035
1982797
1983950
19841,175
1985596
19861,293
19871,820
1988810
19891,083
19901,394
1991594
19921,154
19931,303
19941,320
19951,205
19961,555
19971,441
19981,055
1999809
20001,239
20011,187
20021,619
2003744
2004896
20051,011
20061,257
20071,196
2008897
20091,016
2010900
20111,423
2012820
2013732
20141,280
20151,686
20161,000
2017869
20181,499
2019995
2020580
2021854
2022747
20231,082
20241,107
2025728

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).