Weather Records on 28 February 2009

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2009. Highest significance: Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2009

On 28 February 2009, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 904 daily.
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam set a daily record precipitation of 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 28 February 2009.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 28 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 28 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 28 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 110, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2009

Top 20 records on 28 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2009	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2009	Eupora 2 E, US	monthly rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2009	Talladega, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2009	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2009	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Manley Hot Springs, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Leeds, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	W Blocton, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Elliott 4 NW, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Hondo, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Gregory, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Plantersville 2 SSE, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	San Juan Acateno (Cfe), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2009	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	48 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 1,016 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	676
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2