Weather Records on 28 February 1953

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1953. Highest significance: New Norfolk, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1953

On 28 February 1953, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 285 daily.
New Norfolk set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 28 February 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 28 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Beach (Compton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1953

Top 20 records on 28 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1953	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1953	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1953	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1953	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Holy Cross, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Big Timber, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Old Beach (Compton), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Nugent, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Highcroft, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1953	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 304 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	235
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1