Weather Records on 28 February 1936

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1936. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1936

On 28 February 1936, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 305 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 28 February 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 28 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	368.3 cm (145.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wamberal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Mowalba Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lilli Pilli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gulabarh	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	260.0 cm (102.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 28 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 28 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1936

Top 20 records on 28 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1936	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Mantova, IT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1936	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1936	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1936	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1936	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1936	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1936	Glenfergus, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1936	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	30 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 311 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 250	285
250 to 500	2
500 to 750	2
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1