Weather Records on 28 February 1977

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1977. Highest significance: Somerset East, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1977

On 28 February 1977, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 408 daily.
Somerset East set a daily record precipitation of 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 28 February 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 28 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barcombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 28 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 28 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1977

Top 20 records on 28 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1977	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1977	Letjiebos (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Fort Beaufort, ZA	all-time rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Pearston (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Roodebloem, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Prospect, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Mill Holme, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1977	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	37 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 419 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	350
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1