Weather Records on 28 February 2015

1,686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2015. Highest significance: Otis, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2015

On 28 February 2015, 1,686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 988 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,663 daily.
Otis set an all-time record daily snowfall of 41.4 cm (16.3 in) on 28 February 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,686 stations

1,686 station records on 28 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,686 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 609, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 379, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 150, Deepest snow cover 275.

Records on 28 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	609
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	379
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	150
Deepest snow cover	275

Records on 28 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 1,663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,438 broken records

Margins by which the 1,438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2015

Top 20 records on 28 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2015	Otis, US	all-time snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	103 years	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2015	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	75 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2015	Canjilon R/S, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2015	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2015	Otis, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2015	Bakke, NO	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2015	Machias, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2015	Stamford 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 2015	Ashland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Pecos Nm, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Hovenweep Nm, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Oak Ridge Atdd, US	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	73.5 cm (28.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Hognestad, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Baxter, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Torreon Navajo Mission, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Matador, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Healdton 3 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2015	Crosbyton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	52 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,686 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	1,362
100 to 200	53
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2