Weather Records on 28 February 1946

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1946. Highest significance: Back Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1946

On 28 February 1946, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 328 daily.
Back Plains set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 28 February 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 28 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1946

Top 20 records on 28 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1946	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Sussex, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	West Haldon, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Ocala, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1946	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Plant City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Langdon Exp Farm, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Border 3 N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Amta, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Angleton 2 W, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1946	Montpelier Rs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	16 years	28 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 336 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 200	279
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1