Weather Records on 28 February 1975

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1975. Highest significance: Dongara, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1975

On 28 February 1975, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 421 daily.
Dongara set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 28 February 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 28 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rensjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Servico Social de Menores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cesario Lange	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Branna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 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 1975

Top 20 records on 28 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1975	Dongara, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1975	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1975	Strawberry North, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1975	Rensjonaset, SE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Coorow, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Duved, SE	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Servico Social de Menores, BR	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Angatuba, BR	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Ytiniche, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Milman, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Baksjonaset, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Sandnas, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1975	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	77 years	38 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 429 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	363
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1