Weather Records on 28 February 1962

2,575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1962. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1962

On 28 February 1962, 2,575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 2,098 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 2,524 daily.
Centralia set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 28 February 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,575 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 1,018, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 1,080, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 28 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	1,018
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	1,080
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 28 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 46, daily 2,524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,265 broken records

Margins by which the 2,265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1962

Top 20 records on 28 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1962	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Arlington, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Mc Minnville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Moro, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Clearwater, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Sheldon, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Rock Island 2 NW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Long Prairie, US	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	56 years	39 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 2,575 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	2,192
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2