Weather Records on 28 February 1965

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1965. Highest significance: Nkhota Kota, MW.

Key Facts for 28 February 1965

On 28 February 1965, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 402 daily.
Nkhota Kota set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 28 February 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 28 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 28 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 28 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1965

Top 20 records on 28 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1965	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1965	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1965	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1965	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1965	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1965	Benton, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Webster City, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Galesburg, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Fairfield, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	El Dorado, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Norfolk, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Rantoul, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Yates Ctr, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Long Prairie, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Fort Dearborn, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1965	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	29 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 413 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	306
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1