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Weather Records on 28 February 1913

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1913. Highest significance: Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1913

  • On 28 February 1913, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Westminster set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 28 February 1913.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1913 21 station records on 28 February 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 28 February 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ElsinoraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-12.5 C (9.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BarringunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
DuttonCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
DuttonCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-34.0 C (-29.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 28 February 1913 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 28 February 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1913 by timescale Records on 28 February 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 28 February 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1913 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1520 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 2015
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1913
Top 20 records on 28 February 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1913Westminster, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)29 years36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1913Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Cottam, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min23.1 C (73.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Cottam, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Santa Fe, USdaily low max-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Elsinora, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Velikie Luki, RUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Pitea, SEdaily low max-12.5 C (9.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Orleansville (Chlef), DZdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Barringun, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Sydney, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)12.7 cm (5.0 in)tie37 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Dutton, CAdaily rain (Tie)5.1 mm (0.20 in)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1913Dutton, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie12 years1 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 1913
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1913. 1913 had 21 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 1913. 1913 had 21 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).