Weather Records on 28 February 1979

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1979. Highest significance: Caledon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1979

On 28 February 1979, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 553 daily.
Caledon (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 44.6 mm (1.8 in) on 28 February 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 28 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	510.5 cm (201.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 230.

Records on 28 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	230

Records on 28 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1854.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1979

Top 20 records on 28 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1979	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1979	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1979	Anna 4 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Fredericktown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Braunschweig-Gliesmarode, DE	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Kyritz, DE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Schleswig, DE	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Cuxhaven, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Canton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1979	Ueckermunde, DE	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 years	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 563 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 250	443
250 to 500	19
500 to 750	3
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1