Weather Records on 28 February 1983

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1983. Highest significance: Ft Duchesne, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1983

On 28 February 1983, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 921 daily.
Ft Duchesne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 28 February 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 28 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watrous	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 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 1983

Top 20 records on 28 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1983	Ft Duchesne, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1983	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1983	Guiping, CN	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1983	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Nanning, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Lebec, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Deer Creek Dam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Gore Bay, CA	daily high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Island Park, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Beatrix, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Barra Do Acungui, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1983	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	42 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 950 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	762
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2