Weather Records on 28 February 1952

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1952

On 28 February 1952, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 235 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 28 February 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 28 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

192 broken records

Margins by which the 192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 685.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1952

Top 20 records on 28 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	68.5 cm (27.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Stillwater, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Denton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	De Kalk, ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1952	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Lima, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Sable Island, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1952	Orman Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	29 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 239 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 100	174
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1