Weather Records on 28 February 1976

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1976. Highest significance: Pingelly, AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1976

On 28 February 1976, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,110 daily.
Pingelly set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 28 February 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 28 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 28 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 28 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 39, daily 1,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 780.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1976

Top 20 records on 28 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1976	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Walebing, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Henley Park, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Caroling South, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Wye Wye, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1976	Dunolly, AU	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Gunnerside, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Canning River Weir, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Redlands, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Seymour Falls, CA	daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Cloughton, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Boscabel, AU	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1976	Bally Bally, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 1,155 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 100	939
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1