Weather Records on 28 February 1942

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1942. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 28 February 1942

On 28 February 1942, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 288 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record low minimum temperature of -26.8 C (-16.2 F) on 28 February 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 28 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1942

Top 20 records on 28 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1942	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	14.3 C (25.7 F)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Tombstone, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Shahpur, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1942	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Bisbee, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Bhavnathpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Oracle, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Rpf 206 Mile, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1942	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 291 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	217
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2