Weather Records on 28 February 1990

1,394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1990. Highest significance: Carrizo Springs 3S, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1990

On 28 February 1990, 1,394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 152 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Carrizo Springs 3S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 28 February 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,394 stations

1,394 station records on 28 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nagele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgersburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,394 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 830, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 28 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	830
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 28 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 152, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,272 broken records

Margins by which the 1,272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1990

Top 20 records on 28 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1990	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Heerde, NL	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Apache, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Muenster, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Tezontepec (Smn), MX	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Enschede, NL	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Castricum, NL	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Schierke, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Bergen (Nh), NL	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Conroe, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1990	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1990	Lingen, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1990	Nordhorn, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1990	Helmond, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	56 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 1,394 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	1,235
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1