Weather Records on 28 February 1916

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1916. Highest significance: Walhalla, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1916

On 28 February 1916, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 42 daily.
Walhalla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 28 February 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 28 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 28 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1916

Top 20 records on 28 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1916	Walhalla, AU	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1916	Stratford, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1916	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Durham, GB	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Lawrence, US	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Briagolong, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Newry, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1916	Galway, IE	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	16 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 44 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	21
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1