Weather Records on 28 February 1919

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1919. Highest significance: Glen Innes Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1919

On 28 February 1919, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Glen Innes Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 28 February 1919.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 28 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Plain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	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

52 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 February 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1919

Top 20 records on 28 February 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1919	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Toronto, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Millie, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.4 cm (1.3 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1919	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	37 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 52 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	36
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1