Weather Records on 28 February 1934

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1934. Highest significance: Biri, NO.

Key Facts for 28 February 1934

On 28 February 1934, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 662 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 781 daily.
Biri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 28 February 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 28 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 419, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 28 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	419
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 28 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 31, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1934

Top 20 records on 28 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1934	Biri, NO	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1934	Koyah, IN	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Rena, NO	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Woodstock, US	all-time low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Washington, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Easton, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	17.8 C (32.0 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1934	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1934	Williamsport, US	all-time low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1934	Lexington, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1934	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1934	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1934	Somerset Main Street, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1934	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	32 years	33 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 821 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 50	694
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3