Weather Records on 28 February 1987

1,820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 February 1987. Highest significance: Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU.

Key Facts for 28 February 1987

On 28 February 1987, 1,820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,715 daily.
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona) set a daily record precipitation of 73.5 mm (2.9 in) on 28 February 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,820 stations

1,820 station records on 28 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,820 records

Records set or tied on 28 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,042, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 28 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,042
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 28 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 100, daily 1,715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,586 broken records

Margins by which the 1,586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 February 1987

Top 20 records on 28 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 1987	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 February 1987	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Prescott Love Fld, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Payson, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1987	Hamburg, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,820 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	1,538
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1