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Weather Records on 28 February 1885

2 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1885. Highest significance: Adelaide West Terrace, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1885

  • On 28 February 1885, 2 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record precipitation of 16.3 mm (0.6 in) on 28 February 1885.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

2 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1885 2 station records on 28 February 1885 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2 station records on 28 February 1885 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1885: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2 records
Records on 28 February 1885 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1885 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1885 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 28 February 1885 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1885 by timescale Records on 28 February 1885 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2. 01122all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1885 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2.
Records on 28 February 1885 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1885 Margins by which the 1 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 02 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 1 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1885
MarginRecords
0 to 20
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1885
Top 2 records on 28 February 1885 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1885Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1885Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min (Tie)0.2 C (32.4 F)tie24 years2 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 1885
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1885. 1885 had 2 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21799: 11814: 11836: 11844: 11846: 11847: 11848: 21849: 11858: 31860: 11866: 11868: 11870: 21873: 11875: 31876: 21877: 11878: 21879: 11880: 31882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 71889: 11890: 11893: 51894: 41895: 31896: 11897: 31898: 11899: 11900: 61901: 41902: 221903: 491904: 101905: 71906: 301907: 171908: 341909: 101910: 391911: 431912: 291913: 211914: 661915: 151916: 441917: 261918: 131919: 521920: 451921: 1361922: 1021923: 581924: 981925: 911926: 1401927: 731928: 721929: 2111930: 1321931: 1971932: 6491933: 1391934: 8211935: 3751936: 3111937: 3151938: 2751939: 1,0841940: 6021941: 4041942: 2911943: 2751944: 4681945: 2981946: 3361947: 4311948: 1,0171949: 5931950: 4801951: 6841952: 2391953: 3041954: 5191955: 8811956: 3361957: 2341958: 6221959: 3601960: 1,0681961: 3111962: 2,5751963: 5641964: 2651965: 4131966: 6041967: 6111968: 6401969: 3841970: 5451971: 8111972: 1,3241973: 5161974: 5681975: 4291976: 1,1551977: 4191978: 1,0571979: 5631980: 9261981: 1,0351982: 7971983: 9501984: 1,1751985: 5961986: 1,2931987: 1,8201988: 8101989: 1,0831990: 1,3941991: 5941992: 1,1541993: 1,3031994: 1,3201995: 1,2051996: 1,5551997: 1,4411998: 1,0551999: 8092000: 1,2392001: 1,1872002: 1,6192003: 7442004: 8962005: 1,0112006: 1,2572007: 1,1962008: 8972009: 1,0162010: 9002011: 1,4232012: 8202013: 7322014: 1,2802015: 1,6862016: 1,0002017: 8692018: 1,4992019: 9952020: 5802021: 8542022: 7472023: 1,0822024: 1,1072025: 7281796187718971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1885. 1885 had 2 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-28 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17991
18141
18361
18441
18461
18471
18482
18491
18583
18601
18661
18681
18702
18731
18753
18762
18771
18782
18791
18803
18822
18832
18842
18852
18862
18871
18887
18891
18901
18935
18944
18953
18961
18973
18981
18991
19006
19014
190222
190349
190410
19057
190630
190717
190834
190910
191039
191143
191229
191321
191466
191515
191644
191726
191813
191952
192045
1921136
1922102
192358
192498
192591
1926140
192773
192872
1929211
1930132
1931197
1932649
1933139
1934821
1935375
1936311
1937315
1938275
19391,084
1940602
1941404
1942291
1943275
1944468
1945298
1946336
1947431
19481,017
1949593
1950480
1951684
1952239
1953304
1954519
1955881
1956336
1957234
1958622
1959360
19601,068
1961311
19622,575
1963564
1964265
1965413
1966604
1967611
1968640
1969384
1970545
1971811
19721,324
1973516
1974568
1975429
19761,155
1977419
19781,057
1979563
1980926
19811,035
1982797
1983950
19841,175
1985596
19861,293
19871,820
1988810
19891,083
19901,394
1991594
19921,154
19931,303
19941,320
19951,205
19961,555
19971,441
19981,055
1999809
20001,239
20011,187
20021,619
2003744
2004896
20051,011
20061,257
20071,196
2008897
20091,016
2010900
20111,423
2012820
2013732
20141,280
20151,686
20161,000
2017869
20181,499
2019995
2020580
2021854
2022747
20231,082
20241,107
2025728

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).