Weather Records on 28 February 1933

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1933. Highest significance: Sagar, IN.

Key Facts for 28 February 1933

On 28 February 1933, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 139 daily.
Sagar set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 28 February 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 28 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

109 broken records

Margins by which the 109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1933

Top 20 records on 28 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1933	Sagar, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1933	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1933	Quatsino, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Armagh, GB	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Sorab, IN	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Conconully, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Brome, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Jath, IN	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1933	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	32 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 139 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1933
Margin	Records
0 to 10	90
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3