Weather Records on 28 February 1927

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1927. Highest significance: Lakin, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1927

On 28 February 1927, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 67 daily.
Lakin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 28 February 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 28 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1927

Top 20 records on 28 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1927	Lakin, US	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1927	Warren 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Haigler, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Gothenburg, US	monthly snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Madrid, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Beaver City, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Dresden, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1927	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	19 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 73 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 10	45
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3