Weather Records on 28 February 1947

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1947. Highest significance: Bundaberg Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1947

On 28 February 1947, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 425 daily.
Bundaberg Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 156.7 mm (6.2 in) on 28 February 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 28 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 561 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merlwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 214.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1947

Top 20 records on 28 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1947	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Ames, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Rpf 561 Mile, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1947	Wooroolin Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 431 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	350
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1