Weather Records on 28 February 1968

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1968. Highest significance: Oni, GE.

Key Facts for 28 February 1968

On 28 February 1968, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 573 daily.
Oni set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 February 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 28 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gavilan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 28 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 28 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 67, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1968

Top 20 records on 28 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1968	Oni, GE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Gavilan, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Manistee 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Chilliwack, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Mayhill Rs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1968	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Ft Stanton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Djavary, GE	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Dindori, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1968	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	60 years	32 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 640 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 100	520
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1