Weather Records on 28 February 2025

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 2025. Highest significance: Kealakekua 26.2, US.

Key Facts for 28 February 2025

On 28 February 2025, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
689 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 665 daily.
Kealakekua 26.2 set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 28 February 2025.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 28 February 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Los Patos Intl	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gangca	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huimin	China	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carriel Sur Intl	Chile	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danmarkshavn	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zhangwu	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beijing	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heart Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benxi	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandenberg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loomis Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jinzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 409, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 February 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	409
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 February 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 63, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 2025

Top 20 records on 28 February 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2025	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Laguna de Los Patos Intl, UY	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Timiryazevskij, RU	monthly high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Poset, RU	monthly high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Postville, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Madras, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	De Sabla, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Orland, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Wasco, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Tejon Rancho, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Tracy, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Leo 6 SW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Tianjin, CN	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Yakutat AP, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2025	Tracy Pumping Plt, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2025. 2025 had 729 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	1,324
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	1,280
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	1,479

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	581
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1