Weather Records on 28 February 1989

1,083 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1989. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1989

On 28 February 1989, 1,083 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Yalta set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 28 February 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,083 stations

1,083 station records on 28 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torsvag Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyssa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curryville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,083 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 28 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 28 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

934 broken records

Margins by which the 934 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 790.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1989

Top 20 records on 28 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1989	Yalta, UA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Vale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Torsvag Fyr, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Haddam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Vernon, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Klimpfjall, SE	daily snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Louisburg, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Nyssa, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Tamazula de Victoria, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Haleyville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Andrews, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	Ione 18 S, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1989	State UNIV, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	40 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 1,083 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 100	922
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2