Weather Records on 28 February 1982

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1982. Highest significance: Buckingham, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1982

On 28 February 1982, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 782 daily.
Buckingham set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 28 February 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 28 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bland	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookneal	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 28 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 28 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1982

Top 20 records on 28 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1982	Buckingham, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1982	Moorland (Coopernook State For, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Rocky Mt, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Concord 4 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Charlotte Court House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Copper Hill, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Meadows of Dan 5 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Pilot 1 ENE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Acude Patos, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Rockfish, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Bedford, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Lafayette 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Pearisburg 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1982	Bland, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	39 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 797 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	587
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	10
300 to 350	2