Weather Records on 28 February 1985

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1985. Highest significance: Mayaguez City, PR.

Key Facts for 28 February 1985

On 28 February 1985, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 577 daily.
Mayaguez City set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 28 February 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 28 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vercniy-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doongul State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	399.3 mm (15.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1985

Top 20 records on 28 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1985	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1985	Picinguaba, BR	daily rain	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero, KZ	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Port-Gentil, GA	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Henichesk, UA	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Balbay, KG	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Altinopolis, BR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Marquette, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Izmail, UA	daily low min	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Uzgen, KG	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Palmerville, AU	daily high min	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Odesa, UA	daily low min	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Webster, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Vercniy-Gorel'nik, KZ	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Buzau, RO	daily low min	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Feodosiia, UA	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Clear Lake, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1985	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	67 years	35 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 596 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 20	451
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2