Weather Records on 28 February 1926

140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1926. Highest significance: Krakmo, NO.

Key Facts for 28 February 1926

On 28 February 1926, 140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 134 daily.
Krakmo set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 28 February 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

140 stations

140 station records on 28 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

140 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.

Records on 28 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1926

Top 20 records on 28 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1926	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1926	Salekhard, RU	monthly high min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Pakri, EE	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	La Harpe, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Sigourney, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Astoria, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low min	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Los Gatos, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Carlinville, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1926	Glendive, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	14 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 140 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1799	1
1814	1
1836	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	2
1849	1
1858	3
1860	1
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	3
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	1
1890	1
1893	5
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1898	1
1899	1
1900	6
1901	4
1902	22
1903	49
1904	10
1905	7
1906	30
1907	17
1908	34
1909	10
1910	39
1911	43
1912	29
1913	21
1914	66
1915	15
1916	44
1917	26
1918	13
1919	52
1920	45
1921	136
1922	102
1923	58
1924	98
1925	91
1926	140
1927	73
1928	72
1929	211
1930	132
1931	197
1932	649
1933	139
1934	821
1935	375
1936	311
1937	315
1938	275
1939	1,084
1940	602
1941	404
1942	291
1943	275
1944	468
1945	298
1946	336
1947	431
1948	1,017
1949	593
1950	480
1951	684
1952	239
1953	304
1954	519
1955	881
1956	336
1957	234
1958	622
1959	360
1960	1,068
1961	311
1962	2,575
1963	564
1964	265
1965	413
1966	604
1967	611
1968	640
1969	384
1970	545
1971	811
1972	1,325
1973	516
1974	568
1975	429
1976	1,155
1977	419
1978	1,057
1979	563
1980	926
1981	1,035
1982	797
1983	950
1984	1,175
1985	596
1986	1,293
1987	1,820
1988	810
1989	1,083
1990	1,394
1991	594
1992	1,154
1993	1,303
1994	1,320
1995	1,205
1996	1,555
1997	1,441
1998	1,055
1999	809
2000	1,239
2001	1,187
2002	1,619
2003	744
2004	896
2005	1,011
2006	1,257
2007	1,196
2008	897
2009	1,016
2010	900
2011	1,423
2012	820
2013	732
2014	1,279
2015	1,686
2016	1,000
2017	869
2018	1,502
2019	998
2020	583
2021	855
2022	748
2023	1,083
2024	1,108
2025	729
2026	1,477

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	91
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1