Weather Records on 28 February 1969

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1969. Highest significance: Kearney 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1969

On 28 February 1969, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 365 daily.
Kearney 4 NE set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 28 February 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 28 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 28 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 28 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 10, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1969

Top 20 records on 28 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1969	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1969	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Omak 4 N, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Macomb, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Pella 1S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1969	Grafton, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 384 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-02-28: 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 100	299
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1