Weather Records on 28 February 1970

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1970. Highest significance: Tikamgarh, IN.

Key Facts for 28 February 1970

On 28 February 1970, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 532 daily.
Tikamgarh set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 28 February 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 28 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imaculada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barra de Sao Pedro (Manaca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Correntina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marcelino Vieira (Panatis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1970

Top 20 records on 28 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1970	Tikamgarh, IN	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1970	Serra Talhada, BR	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Madras, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Sitio Dos Moreiras, BR	all-time rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Jhajjar, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Salgadalia, BR	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Ajaigarh, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	all-time rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Adhoura, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	monthly rain	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Jati, BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1970	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 545 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	442
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1