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Weather Records on 28 February 1917

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1917. Highest significance: Moorestown 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1917

  • On 28 February 1917, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Moorestown 4 E set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 28 February 1917.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1917 26 station records on 28 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 28 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.3 mm (3.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.8 cm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 28 February 1917 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 28 February 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1917 by timescale Records on 28 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 28 February 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1917 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 150 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 501
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1917
Top 20 records on 28 February 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1917Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Baku, AZdaily rain8.3 mm (0.33 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Zametchino, RUdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Philadelphia City, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Mahackala, RUdaily low min-13.0 C (8.6 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917World Trade Ctr, USdaily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Mackay Post Office, AUdaily rain85.3 mm (3.4 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Atlantic City Marina, USdaily snowfall1.8 cm (0.7 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Gorki, BYdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Cap Chat, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1917Hvar, HRdaily low max7.5 C (45.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years6 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 1917
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 26 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 1917. 1917 had 26 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).