Weather Records on 28 February 1950

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1950. Highest significance: Mt Perry the Pines, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1950

On 28 February 1950, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 464 daily.
Mt Perry the Pines set a monthly record daily precipitation of 296.7 mm (11.7 in) on 28 February 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 28 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.2 mm (11.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 28 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 28 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1950

Top 20 records on 28 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1950	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	monthly rain	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1950	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1950	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	283.2 mm (11.1 in)	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1950	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1950	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Dutton Park, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Gympie, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Alderley, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1950	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	3 years	45 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 480 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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Data for records on 1950-02-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	359
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4