Weather Records on 7 February 1928

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1928. Highest significance: Centerville 6 SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1928

On 7 February 1928, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 479 daily.
Centerville 6 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 7 February 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 7 February 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 February 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 February 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1928

Top 20 records on 7 February 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1928	Centerville 6 SE, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Norfolk, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Hartington, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Santee, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Worthington, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	St Joseph, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Decorah, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Lynd #2, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Postville, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1928	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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

1803 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1928. 1928 had 490 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 50	416
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3