Weather Records on 28 February 1984

1,175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1984. Highest significance: Mt Vernon 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1984

On 28 February 1984, 1,175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 347 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,131 daily.
Mt Vernon 3 NE set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 28 February 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,175 stations

1,175 station records on 28 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Straitsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,175 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 235, Deepest snow cover 187.

Records on 28 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	235
Deepest snow cover	187

Records on 28 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 36, daily 1,131.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1984

Top 20 records on 28 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1984	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1984	Greenup 3SE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Batavia, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Greenville Wtp, US	monthly snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Valencia, ES	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Camdenton 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Cold Bay AP, US	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Albion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Pana, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Buffalo, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1984	Lockport 2SE, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 1,175 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 100	888
100 to 200	72
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2