Weather Records on 28 February 1978

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1978. Highest significance: San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 28 February 1978

On 28 February 1978, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,018 daily.
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 28 February 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 28 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	423.0 mm (16.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	371.6 mm (14.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	359.0 mm (14.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Telmo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.6 mm (11.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 293.

Records on 28 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	293

Records on 28 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 1,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1042.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1978

Top 20 records on 28 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1978	San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn), MX	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Aracaju, BR	monthly rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	423.0 mm (16.7 in)	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	371.6 mm (14.6 in)	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	El Alamo, MX	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1978	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	359.0 mm (14.1 in)	218.3 mm (8.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Mojave, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	104.2 cm (41.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Colonia Guerrero, MX	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1978	Contendas Do Sincora, BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	52 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 1,057 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 200	816
200 to 400	33
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1