Weather Records on 28 February 2008

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2008. Highest significance: Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE.

Key Facts for 28 February 2008

On 28 February 2008, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 874 daily.
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf) set a daily record precipitation of 25.2 mm (1.0 in) on 28 February 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 28 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hunter Springs (Wondecla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Conway	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 28 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 28 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2008

Top 20 records on 28 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2008	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2008	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Newry, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Detour Village, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Hunter Springs (Wondecla), AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Sivas, TR	daily low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Burnet, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Sandusky, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Cheboygan, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Petoskey, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2008	Hemlock, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 897 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	648
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1