Weather Records on 28 February 1961

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1961. Highest significance: Iguape, BR.

Key Facts for 28 February 1961

On 28 February 1961, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 305 daily.
Iguape set a daily record precipitation of 207.2 mm (8.2 in) on 28 February 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 28 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	207.2 mm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Coolah Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Burren (Windella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1961

Top 20 records on 28 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1961	Iguape, BR	daily rain	207.2 mm (8.2 in)	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Bull Harbour, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1961	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Hawley 1 E, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Borzja, RU	monthly high min	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Brockville, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Chemainus, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1961	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	31 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 311 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 20	211
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1