Weather Records on 28 February 2018

1,502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2018. Highest significance: Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2018

On 28 February 2018, 1,502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 874 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,476 daily.
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 28 February 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,502 stations

1,502 station records on 28 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ono-I-Lau	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,502 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 549, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 28 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	549
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 28 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,328 broken records

Margins by which the 1,328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2018

Top 20 records on 28 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2018	Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2018	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2018	Rison, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Broken Bow 1 N, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Tongliao, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Ft Worth NAS, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Schierke, DE	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Hysham, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Ono-I-Lau, FJ	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily low max	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Danville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Waren, DE	daily low max	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	De Bilt, NL	daily low max	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	127 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	122 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	136 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2018	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	46 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 1,502 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	1,311
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1