Weather Records on 28 February 1954

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1954. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 28 February 1954

On 28 February 1954, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 511 daily.
Oksoey Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 29.9 mm (1.2 in) on 28 February 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 28 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1954

Top 20 records on 28 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1954	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Stratford, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Hamilton, CA	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Lynway, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Sarnia, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Maryland, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Gospic, HR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1954	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 519 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	397
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2