Weather Records on 28 February 1930

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1930. Highest significance: Huron Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1930

On 28 February 1930, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 122 daily.
Huron Rgnl AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 28 February 1930.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 28 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1930

Top 20 records on 28 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1930	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1930	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Clark, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Clark, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Highmore, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1930	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	33 years	21 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 132 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 20	84
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2