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Weather Records on 28 February 1912

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1912. Highest significance: Dalhousie, CA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1912

  • On 28 February 1912, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 22 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Dalhousie set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 28 February 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1912 29 station records on 28 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 28 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.9 C (49.8 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.7 cm (6.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 28 February 1912 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 28 February 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1912 by timescale Records on 28 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28.
Records on 28 February 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1912 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 100: 24100 to 200: 0200 to 300: 0300 to 400: 0400 to 500: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 10024
100 to 2000
200 to 3000
300 to 4000
400 to 5001

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1912
Top 20 records on 28 February 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)45.7 cm (18.0 in)37 years55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)8 years33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Armagh, GBdaily high min9.9 C (49.8 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)61 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Durham, GBdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall15.7 cm (6.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high min6.6 C (43.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Wien, ATdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Southampton, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Kazan, RUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high min8.5 C (47.3 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Regensburg, DEdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Freiburg, DEdaily high max15.5 C (59.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max8.4 C (47.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Salzburg, ATdaily high max15.4 C (59.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Chatham, CAdaily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1912Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max14.9 C (58.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)8 years7 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 1912
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 29 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: 1,3251973: 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: 1,2792015: 1,6862016: 1,0002017: 8692018: 1,5022019: 9982020: 5832021: 8552022: 7482023: 1,0832024: 1,1082025: 7292026: 1,4771796187718971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 29 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
19721,325
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
20141,279
20151,686
20161,000
2017869
20181,502
2019998
2020583
2021855
2022748
20231,083
20241,108
2025729
20261,477

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).