Weather Records on 28 February 1949

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1949. Highest significance: Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1949

On 28 February 1949, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 570 daily.
Cape Schanck Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 28 February 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 28 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Cope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 16, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1949

Top 20 records on 28 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1949	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1949	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1949	Cowes, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1949	Runnymede, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1949	Trentham (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1949	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Redbank, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Mincha, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Somerville, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Yandoit, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Kerang, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Macorna, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Chardzhev, TM	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1949	Winjallok, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	51 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 593 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	505
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1