Weather Records on 28 February 1980

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1980. Highest significance: Kuilput, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1980

On 28 February 1980, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 904 daily.
Kuilput set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 28 February 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 28 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Laranja Doce	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Varpa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midlake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 28 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 28 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1980

Top 20 records on 28 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1980	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1980	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1980	Salopia, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Presidente Prudente, BR	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Maun, BW	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Kihei 311, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Usina Laranja Doce, BR	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Taipu, BR	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	all-time rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Rancharia (Mc Fadden), BR	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Irapuru, BR	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	4.7 cm (1.9 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Tussenvier, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Varpa, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Lakenvlei, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1980	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	78 years	41 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 926 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	717
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1