Weather Records on 28 February 1938

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1938. Highest significance: Srimushnam, IN.

Key Facts for 28 February 1938

On 28 February 1938, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 261 daily.
Srimushnam set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 28 February 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 28 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logandale	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1938

Top 20 records on 28 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1938	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1938	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1938	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1938	Pasadena, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Gumri, AM	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Bella Coola, CA	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Ozena, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1938	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 275 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	217
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1