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Weather Records on 28 February 1904

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1904. Highest significance: Cassilis Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1904

  • On 28 February 1904, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Cassilis Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 28 February 1904.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 28 February 1904 10 station records on 28 February 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 28 February 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 February 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 28 February 1904 by type Records set or tied on 28 February 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 February 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 28 February 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 February 1904 by timescale Records on 28 February 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 February 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9.
Records on 28 February 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1904 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.1. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 February 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1904
Top 10 records on 28 February 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 February 1904Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)24 years27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Sydney, CAdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Fort Sill, USmonthly high max33.3 C (91.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Salzburg, ATdaily low min-11.0 C (12.2 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Fort Sill, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904Maitland West, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1904St John's, CAdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)9 years7 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 1904
Records on 02-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 10 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: 1,3251973: 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: 1,2792015: 1,6862016: 1,0002017: 8692018: 1,5022019: 9982020: 5832021: 8552022: 7482023: 1,0832024: 1,1082025: 7292026: 1,4771796187718971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 10 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
19721,325
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
20141,279
20151,686
20161,000
2017869
20181,502
2019998
2020583
2021855
2022748
20231,083
20241,108
2025729
20261,477

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).