Weather Records on 28 February 2001

1,187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2001. Highest significance: Minden, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2001

On 28 February 2001, 1,187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,137 daily.
Minden set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 28 February 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,187 stations

1,187 station records on 28 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sisimiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovewell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neuville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capitol Reef Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olastorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,187 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 28 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 28 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 1,137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

953 broken records

Margins by which the 953 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2001

Top 20 records on 28 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2001	Minden, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2001	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2001	Cerritos, MX	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2001	Hagansport, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2001	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2001	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2001	Sisimiut, GL	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Grootfontein, NA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Haddam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Nenastnaja, RU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Alton, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Lovewell Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Grand Coteau, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Haynesville, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Homer 1N, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Lovewell Dam, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2001	Taylor, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 1,187 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	840
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1