Weather Records on 28 February 1966

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1966. Highest significance: Huntingdon, CA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1966

On 28 February 1966, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 589 daily.
Huntingdon set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 28 February 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 28 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Rock Campbell Scientific	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oklahoma City East	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meyersburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 368.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1966

Top 20 records on 28 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1966	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	White Rock Campbell Scientific, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Titusville, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Saltspring Island, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Biloxi, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Steveston, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Kemptville, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Willard 4 SW, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Belleville, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1966	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	20 years	40 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 604 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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Data for records on 1966-02-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	507
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1