Weather Records on 28 February 1993

1,303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1993. Highest significance: Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ.

Key Facts for 28 February 1993

On 28 February 1993, 1,303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 661 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Manzini/Matsapa Air set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 28 February 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,303 stations

1,303 station records on 28 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Refuge HQ	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record snow depth	226.1 cm (89.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,303 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 367, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 328.

Records on 28 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	367
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	328

Records on 28 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 27, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,018 broken records

Margins by which the 1,018 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1993

Top 20 records on 28 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1993	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1993	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1993	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1993	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1993	Hermiston 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Socorro, BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Aurora, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Oujda, MA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Sage 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	23 years	49 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 1,303 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 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	918
100 to 200	72
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	6