Weather Records on 28 February 2005

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2005. Highest significance: Big Rapids Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2005

On 28 February 2005, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 598 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 984 daily.
Big Rapids Wtp set a daily record snowfall of 21.1 cm (8.3 in) on 28 February 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 28 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bobrynets	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rozdilna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zacoalco de Torres	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ochakov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 338, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 260, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 28 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	338
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	260
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 28 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

851 broken records

Margins by which the 851 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2005

Top 20 records on 28 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2005	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	105 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2005	Tarifa, ES	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2005	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2005	Gibraltar, GI	monthly rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2005	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Transou, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Bastanka, UA	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Galax Radio Wbrf, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Kherson, UA	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Sonnblick, AT	daily low min	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	114 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low max	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Bobrynets, UA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Folkston 9 SW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2005	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	39 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,011 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	806
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1