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Weather Records on 28 February 1918

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1918. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1918

  • On 28 February 1918, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 28 February 1918.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1918 13 station records on 28 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 28 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
QueenstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 28 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 28 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1918 by timescale Records on 28 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 11.
Records on 28 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1918 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1918
Top 13 records on 28 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1918Lawrence, USdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)2 years46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1918Lexington Bluegrass AP, USmonthly high max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Morgantown 1, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Queenstown, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Aurora, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Malvern, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Newport, USmonthly high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie1 year3 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1918Paris, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie17 years2 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 1918
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 13 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 1918. 1918 had 13 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).