Weather Records on 28 February 1967

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1967. Highest significance: Lares, PR.

Key Facts for 28 February 1967

On 28 February 1967, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 606 daily.
Lares set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 28 February 1967.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 28 February 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 28 February 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 28 February 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1967

Top 20 records on 28 February 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1967	Lares, PR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Clearwater, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Coloso, PR	all-time low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Catharinasvlei, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Millersburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Newark Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Escada, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1967	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	36 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1967. 1967 had 611 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	410
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2