Weather Records on 28 February 1955

881 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1955. Highest significance: Weimar, DE.

Key Facts for 28 February 1955

On 28 February 1955, 881 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 870 daily.
Weimar set a daily record snow depth of 10.0 cm (3.9 in) on 28 February 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

881 stations

881 station records on 28 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

881 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1955

Top 20 records on 28 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1955	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1955	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Paisley, GB	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Danville, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Malta, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Glenlyon Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Sooke Lake, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Goldendale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Ponte Guatapara, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1955	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	36 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 881 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 50	682
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1