Weather Records on 28 February 1932

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1932. Highest significance: Coimbatore, IN.

Key Facts for 28 February 1932

On 28 February 1932, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
555 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 584 daily.
Coimbatore set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 28 February 1932.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 28 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 326, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	326
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 65, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1932

Top 20 records on 28 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1932	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1932	Tumkur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1932	Pusad, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1932	Milan, IT	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1932	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1932	Stockton 2, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Perpignan, FR	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Larimore 4SW, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	New Braunfels, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Abbeville, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Kennebec, US	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Redfield, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Coleman, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Horton, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1932	Sarajevo, BA	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	30 years	22 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 649 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	457
5 to 10	47
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1