Weather Records on 28 February 2003

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2003. Highest significance: Cimarron, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2003

On 28 February 2003, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 706 daily.
Cimarron set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 28 February 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 28 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction 6ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glassboro 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 108.

Records on 28 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	108

Records on 28 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2003

Top 20 records on 28 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2003	Cimarron, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Arkansas City, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Coldwater, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Myerstown, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Mt Wx, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Gleneagle, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Sedalia, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Bluff, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Camden 1, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Fordyce, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Hope 3 NE, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Grand Junction 6ESE, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Purcellville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2003	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	91 years	37 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 744 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	439
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1