Weather Records on 28 February 1991

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1991. Highest significance: Riverside Fire STN 3, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1991

On 28 February 1991, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 543 daily.
Riverside Fire STN 3 set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 28 February 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 28 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Lajeadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.3 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covina City Yard Fc387B	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Marcondinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 47, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1991

Top 20 records on 28 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1991	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1991	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1991	Cordes, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Princeville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Indio Fire STN, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Palm Springs, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Searchlight, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Enterprise, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Fazenda Lajeadinho, BR	monthly rain	166.3 mm (6.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Imuris (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Ella Valla, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Presa Rodriguez, MX	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Santo Tomas, MX	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Lake Arrowhead, US	daily rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Lytle Creek Rs, US	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1991	Pasadena, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	46 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 594 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	475
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1