Weather Records on 28 February 2020

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2020. Highest significance: Beaver Falls, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2020

On 28 February 2020, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 551 daily.
Beaver Falls set a daily record snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 28 February 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 28 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ersov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	74.2 cm (29.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Mole Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Supadio	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Valley	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 28 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 28 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2020

Top 20 records on 28 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2020	Beaver Falls, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2020	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2020	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily low min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Legune, AU	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Timber Creek, AU	daily rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Ft Kent, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Middle Point, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Merced, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Goldendale, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Naryn, KG	daily high min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Berkeley, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2020	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 583 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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Data for records on 2020-02-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	470
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2