Weather Records on 28 February 1943

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1943. Highest significance: Doorawarrah, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1943

On 28 February 1943, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 253 daily.
Doorawarrah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 274.1 mm (10.8 in) on 28 February 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 28 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1943

Top 20 records on 28 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1943	Doorawarrah, AU	all-time rain	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1943	Katherine Council, AU	monthly rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1943	Marron, AU	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Boologooro, AU	monthly rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Carnarvon Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Rpf 126 Mile, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Krishnanagar, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Boolathana, AU	all-time rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Stockholm, SE	monthly high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Ranaghat, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1943	Tarnaby, SE	all-time snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1943	Vastervik, SE	monthly high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1943	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1943	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	31 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 275 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 50	233
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1