Weather Records on 28 February 1921

136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1921. Highest significance: Moonaree, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1921

On 28 February 1921, 136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 119 daily.
Moonaree set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.4 mm (4.7 in) on 28 February 1921.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

136 stations

136 station records on 28 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Ostrich Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

136 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 28 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1921

Top 20 records on 28 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1921	Moonaree, AU	all-time rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1921	Wandearah North, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1921	Port Broughton, AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	all-time rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Redhill, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Streaky Bay, AU	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Yardea, AU	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Port Germein, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Port Augusta Ostrich Farm, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Collendina, AU	all-time rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Whittata, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1921	Moonta, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1921	Yarran, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 136 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 20	93
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1