Weather Records on 28 February 1959

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1959. Highest significance: Burnett 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1959

On 28 February 1959, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 334 daily.
Burnett 3 S set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 28 February 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 28 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marshall East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1959

Top 20 records on 28 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Putbus, DE	monthly high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Greifswald, DE	monthly high max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Vestervig, DK	monthly high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly high max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Schwerin, DE	monthly high max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Arnsberg, DE	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Sunny Corner (Snow Line), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Husum, DE	monthly high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1959	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1959	Gorlitz, DE	monthly high max	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	56 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 360 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	298
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1