Weather Records on 28 February 2019

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2019. Highest significance: Manzanita Lake, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2019

On 28 February 2019, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 932 daily.
Manzanita Lake set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 28 February 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 28 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Harlowton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clark 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durand	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Germain	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 184.

Records on 28 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	184

Records on 28 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 44, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2019

Top 20 records on 28 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2019	Manzanita Lake, US	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2019	Harlowton, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Malda, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	117 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Ft Ross, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Middletown, US	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Odessa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2019	Harlowton, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Heppner, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Prosser, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Brockport, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Mill Creek Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Prosser, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Antelope 6 SSW, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Lewiston AP, US	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2019	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	53 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 998 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	731
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1