Weather Records on 28 February 1940

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1940. Highest significance: Moose Jaw Chab, CA.

Key Facts for 28 February 1940

On 28 February 1940, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 565 daily.
Moose Jaw Chab set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 28 February 1940.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 28 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1940

Top 20 records on 28 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1940	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Warrinilla, AU	all-time rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Malvern Hills, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1940	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 602 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 100	509
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1