Weather Records on 28 February 1960

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1960. Highest significance: El Reno 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1960

On 28 February 1960, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 748 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,032 daily.
El Reno 1 N set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 28 February 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 28 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 362, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 386, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 28 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	362
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	386
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 28 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 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 1960

Top 20 records on 28 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1960	El Reno 1 N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Winfield 3NE, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Uccle, BE	monthly high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Windsor, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	El Dorado, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Arcadia, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Birch Tree, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Cairo 3N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1960	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 1,068 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	806
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1