Weather Records on 28 February 1997

1,441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1997. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 1997

On 28 February 1997, 1,441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
683 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 118 monthly and 1,319 daily.
Greer set a daily record snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 28 February 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,441 stations

1,441 station records on 28 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek Pass 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	92.7 cm (36.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake 15 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itarana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,441 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 28 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 28 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 118, daily 1,319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,166 broken records

Margins by which the 1,166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 698.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1997

Top 20 records on 28 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1997	Greer, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	Northdale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	Maylands, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	Pinetop 2E, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1997	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Monticello 2E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Katandra, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Prescott, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Cliff 11 SE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Roosevelt Radio, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Waverly, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1997	Miami, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,441 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	1,119
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1